UAE Gas Field Struck, Key Oil Hub Halts as Energy Attacks Intensify

WATCH: Iran set a massive natural gas field in the UAE ablaze as it steps up attacks on key energy sites. Joumanna Bercetche reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Anthony Di Paola, Salma El Wardany, and Fiona MacDonald

March 17, 2026 at 9:33 AM UTC

Updated on

March 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM UTC

A large gas field in the United Arab Emirates was set ablaze after a drone strike and a vital oil port was halted again, piling pressure on energy markets and supply with each day that the Iran war goes on.

The latest incidents in the UAE add to a fast-growing list of attacks on energy assets in the Middle East. Some of the largest refineries and a massive LNG export plant have halted following drone strikes, ports around the region have been hit and oil fields in Saudi Arabia targeted.