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Qatar Assesses Damage as Energy Strikes Escalate

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03 March 2026, Qatar, Ras Laffan: Aview of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City. Photo: Stringer/dpa (Photo by Stringer/picture alliance via Getty Images)Photographer: picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance

Iran’s attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas field will have repercussions for energy supplies, Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said during a presser in Doha.

The damaged facilities produce about 17% of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas export capacity. It will take three to five years to repair the damage, QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi said in an interview with Reuters. The LNG plant had already halted production after a previous drone strike but the subsequent attacks dealt more damage.