Following missile attacks from Iran, two strategic oil and gas facilities in the United Arab Emirates operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) have been shut down. The impacted sites are the Habshan gas facility and the Bab oilfield.

Official Response and Facility Details

Abu Dhabi authorities stated the incidents were caused by falling debris from intercepted missiles, leading to the shutdown of the gas facilities with no injuries reported. The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned what it termed an "Iranian terrorist attack," stating it was successfully intercepted but constitutes a dangerous escalation, a violation of international law, and a direct threat to regional security, stability, and global energy security.

The Bab field, located about 160 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi, is one of the UAE's largest onshore fields with a production capacity exceeding 250,000 barrels of oil per day. The Habshan complex, a major global gas processing facility in southwestern Abu Dhabi operated by Adnoc Gas, has a combined processing capacity of over 6.1 billion cubic feet of gas per day across five plants, with plans for a seventh train underway.

Broader Context of Attacks

These incidents are part of a series of recent attacks on UAE energy infrastructure linked to the ongoing Middle East war. In retaliation for an Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field, Iran launched this fresh wave of strikes. Earlier disruptions include:

• A drone strike and fire at the Shah sour gas field, operated by the Adnoc Sour Gas joint venture with Occidental Petroleum, which suspended operations.
• Drone attacks impacting the Fujairah port export facility and Adnoc’s Ruwais refinery complexes, leading Adnoc to suspend crude oil loading at Fujairah.

Adnoc had been using the Fujairah port to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has been disrupted and several vessels attacked by Iran during the conflict.