Abu Dhabi State Oil Giant ADNOC has Shuttered its Ruwais Refinery

Ruwais refinery complex has been shut following a drone strike that ignited a fire at the facility on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. While the Abu Dhabi government media office confirmed that no injuries occurred during the attack, the incident has forced a plant-wide safety shutdown of the critical energy hub. Industry monitor IIR Energy reported that Ruwais Refinery 2, which handles 417,000 barrels per day, was specifically targeted, while operations at the 400,000-bpd Ruwais Refinery 1 had already been reduced by up to 20% earlier in the week due to the intensifying regional conflict.

The shutdown of the Ruwais complex, which can refine over 900,000 barrels of oil daily, is the latest in a series of strategic strikes by Tehran against Gulf energy infrastructure. This “eye for an eye” campaign has now crippled roughly 1.9 million barrels per day of refining capacity across Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, energy giants like Saudi Aramco and QatarEnergy are warning of “catastrophic consequences” as storage tanks fill up and export routes remain blocked.

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The impact of these disruptions is rippling across the globe, as refineries in Asia, heavily dependent on Middle Eastern crude, have begun scaling back their own output due to a lack of available supply. While Saudi Aramco is attempting to restart its Ras Tanura facility following a similar attack last week, the declaration of “force majeure” by several national oil companies signals that global energy flows may remain restricted for the foreseeable future.

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