Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to a fire in the sprawling industrial facility, home to several major Adnoc Group facilities, which has been caused by a drone attack
Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to a fire that broke out at a facility in Ruwais industrial complex, caused by a drone attack.
The Ruwais industrial complex, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al-Dhafra region, houses the world’s fourth-largest single-site oil refinery and is operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).
No injuries have been reported at this time, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said.
The UAE continues to intercept drones and missiles fired from Iran, as attacks on Gulf countries continue for a eleventh day in the ongoing regional conflict.
Apart from the Ruwais refining complex, which has a refining capacity of 922,000 barrels a day (b/d) of crude oil and condensates, Ruwais industrial complex is also home to petrochemical producer Borouge’s main production complex.
Additionally, Adnoc is in an advanced stage of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) within the Ruwais industrial complex, which will have the capacity to produce about 9.6 million tonnes a year (t/y) of LNG from two processing trains, each with a capacity of 4.8 million t/y. When the project is commissioned, which is likely to take place in 2028, Adnoc’s LNG production capacity will more than double to about 15 million t/y.
Separately, Taziz – a 60:40 joint venture of Adnoc Group and Abu Dhabi’s industrial holding company ADQ – is overseeing the development of at least seven specialty chemical plants in its planned derivatives zone in Ruwais Industrial City.