Energy
Over 40 Middle East Energy Assets ‘Severely Damaged,’ IEA Says
Smoke plumes rise from an ongoing fire following an airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8.
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More than 40 energy assets across nine countries in the Middle East have been “severely or very severely” damaged by the war, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said, potentially prolonging disruptions to global supply chains after the conflict ends.
The damage means it will take some time for the oil fields, refineries and pipelines to come back online, Birol said Monday at Australia’s National Press Club in the capital, Canberra.