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Middle East Energy Infrastructure Under Attack, Oil Prices Surge
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Tensions in the Middle East are rapidly escalating, with Qatar reporting increased attacks targeting critical energy infrastructure. These attacks, occurring within the context of a broader conflict involving Iran, have sent shockwaves through global markets, causing a significant surge in oil prices. The specific targets and the extent of the damage remain unclear, but the disruption to energy supplies is already being felt worldwide.Articles about this topic
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Trump considers sending thousands more troops to Middle East as Iran war enters possible new phase
The Trump administration has also discussed options to send ground forces to Iran's Kharg Island,
Read on The Independent →Israel and Iran attack gas facilities, in a major escalation that rattles markets
President Trump said that Israel acted alone when it struck the South Pars gas field in Iran. Trump threatened Iran to halt its attacks on Qatar's facilities, or face a "blow up" of their South Pars field.
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Trump Seeks End to Attacks on Energy Sites as Gas Fields Burn
US President Donald Trump sought to stop attacks on energy facilities in the Middle East after Israel and Iran struck key targets, fueling concern that a prolonged war will cause lasting damage to oil and gas infrastructure.
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Iran-US war latest: Oil prices surge after Trump threatens to ‘massively blow up’ huge Iranian gas field
Qatar's Ras Laffan was hit for a second time on Thursday morning shortly before Trump's warning
Read on The Independent →Brent crude oil crosses $114 after Iran hit largest Qatari energy site
Brent crude oil traded above $114 a barrel after Iran struck Qatar’s largest energy site, the Ras Laffan gas field. The attack was in response to Israeli strikes against the Iranian South Pars gas field.
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Shell Says Pearl GTL Plant Sustained Damage in Attack Wednesday
Shell Plc’s Pearl gas-to-liquids plant sustained damage in Iran’s attack on the Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday, the oil major said.
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Oil and Gas Prices Jump as Strikes on Gulf Facilities Escalate
The price of oil and natural gas jumped as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf threatened long-term damage to major energy facilities.
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Here’s a List of Energy Infrastructure Damaged in Iran War
Over the past three weeks, dozens of refineries, oil fields, gas plants, ports and other energy infrastructure have been damaged by missile and drone strikes in the Arabian Gulf.
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Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns
Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report saysBusiness live – latest updatesAn extended period of high oil prices as a result of war in the Middle East could “crimp” the AI boom, the World Trade Organization’s chief economist has warned.The war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy identified in the WTO’s latest Global Trade Outlook. Continue reading...
Read on The Guardian →Iran war: Tehran vows 'zero restraint' if energy sites hit
Iran has threatened greater retaliation against strikes on its energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, President Trump has threatened to "blow up" Iran's South Pars gas if attacks against Qatar continue. DW has more.
Read on Deutsche Welle →Strikes on Gulf energy hubs threaten global LNG supply for months
Strikes on key Gulf energy sites are becoming more frequent and more damaging, beginning to unsettle supply and expose vulnerabilities across the region.
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Middle East war escalates after attack on key Iranian gas field
#Israel hit Iranian's pat of the South Pars #gas field, the world's largest offshore reservoir #Tehran shares with #Doha. In retaliation for the strikes, #Iran ramped up its attacks on Gulf countries' energy infrastructures, sending #oil prices soaring.
Read on France 24 →Trump administration may unsanction some Iranian oil as energy prices spike, Bessent says
The Treasury secretary said the Trump administration has several “levers” to pull as war in the Middle East roils oil markets.
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Why $138 is the key mark for oil prices and what it means for the future of the US economy
Analysts are keeping a close eye on the developments in the Middle East amid President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, and are paying particular attention to oil prices
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'Disaster: Attacks on gas infrastructure, in Iran and Qatar, may set us back several years'
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Adi Imsirovic, Author, Director at Surrey Clean Energy and Lecturer on Energy Systems at Oxford University. According to Dr.Imsirovic, we are witnessing a structural rupture in the norms that have quietly governed conflict in energy-producing regions for decades. Critical energy infrastructure was largely kept off the battlefield, until now. This boundary has now been breached and the consequences will affect the global supply chains for years to come.
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Oil Prices Surge After Gulf Attacks | Open Interest 3/19/2026
Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Oil and gas surge as attacks rock the Gulf—while Washington signals a possible shift on Iranian crude. President Trump distances the US from Israel’s strike on Iran’s key gas field. And central bankers sound cautious—Powell says it’s too soon to gauge the fallout, and the ECB's Christine Lagarde says The bank is well placed to deal with growing dangers from the war in Iran after hold
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Critical energy sites targeted in Middle East
Gas and oil fields have been struck in Qatar and Iran as the cost of oil soars.
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Energy, Financial Markets Rattled by Iran Strikes | The Close 3/19/2026
Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Principal Asset Management CEO Kamal Bhatia, BMO US President Aron Levine, TD Cowen’s Krish Sankar, CSIS’ Michael Ratney, Schroder Investment’s Dan Suzuki, Third Bridge Global’s Peter McNally, Freightwaves CEO Craig Fuller, CIBC Private Wealth’s Rebecca Babin, & NY Knicks Legend John Starks. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Gas prices soar as energy infrastructure is attacked in Gulf
Natural gas prices soared, as attacks intensified on energy infrastracture in the Middle East. The Ras Laffan plant in Qatar has sustained 'significant damage,' according to its operators, which could take years to fully repair. That will have a significant impact on global supplies, because the facility produces around a fifth of the world's LNG. Also in the show - the World Trade Organization warns a trade slowdown could lead to mounting food insecurity.
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The Papers: Iran unleashes 'world energy shock' and 'King of the coast'
Fears of a global energy crisis after attacks on major gas sites in the Middle East dominates Friday's papers.
Read on BBC UK →Qatar PM after Gulf energy attacks: 'This war must be stopped immediately'
Qatar’s prime minister has called for an immediate end to the conflict after missile strikes hit energy facilities across the Gulf, including the country’s key Ras Laffan hub. Doha is demanding Iran halt the attacks, as gas prices surge and international pressure grows for de-escalation.
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Middle East war live: Israel strikes Tehran on Persian New Year as war rattles energy markets
srael pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
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Trump Administration Faces Public Jitters as Oil Prices Surge Amid Iran War
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel suggested that the war with Iran could end soon, but that there were still more attacks ahead.
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Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea grapple with higher fuel prices amid the Iran warThe leaders of some Pacific countries have appealed for help with oil supplies while others urge against “panic buying” as the import-reliant nations grapple with fears over possible fuel shortages and escalating costs caused by war in the Middle East.Oil prices have surged to nearly $110 a barrel after strikes against energy infrastructure
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Qatar’s gas empire comes under fire
Iranian strikes on world’s largest LNG facility deal shock to state that has carved out role as a mediator of conflicts
Read on Financial Times →Europe's fertilizer crisis: prices surge due to Iran war and dependence on Russia
The fertilizer market is facing a double crisis: the Iran war is driving up prices, the Strait of Hormuz is blocked - and at the same time it is becoming clear how dependent Europe still is on Russian supplies.
Read on Euronews →Israel and Iran exchange strikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran’s capital, Tehran, just as blasts were heard in East Jerusalem with sirens and booms sounding across the city.
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'There's a lot of ways that this could escalate and get worse': Iran war rattles energy markets
Dan Marks, a research fellow in energy security at the Royal United Services Institute, breaks down the impact of Israel's attack on Iran's massive South Pars natural gas field on global energy markets – and just how both sides could escalate the crisis with further attacks on critical energy infrastructure across the region.
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Iran war continues to escalate fuel prices worldwide
Retaliatory strikes between Iran and Israel on oil and gas facilities have sent fuel prices soaring and world leaders in a rush for a solution.
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Greg Brew on Surging Energy and the 'Strategic Trap' of the War in Iran | Odd Lots
The war in Iran has already lasted longer than many people might have expected. There was an initial assumption, after oil prices started surging, that President Trump could just declare victory at any moment. But that hasn't happened, and the longer this goes on, the more damage is being done to the region's energy infrastructure. Already a key gas plant in Qatar has been damaged so badly that it's expected to take it years to repair. On this episode, we speak with return guest Gregory Brew, a
Read on Bloomberg →Why it's so hard for world leaders to bring down oil and gasoline prices
From waiving the Jones Act to rerouting oil through the Red Sea, governments are doing their best to make up for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices are still rising.
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Oil Refiners Pay Huge Premiums to Replace Middle East Crude
Oil refineries are paying increasingly huge premiums to snap up particular types of crude they need to replace missing cargoes from the Middle East, in a sign of how the Iran war is causing convulsions across the global market.
Read on Bloomberg →Global oil and energy prices are reeling as the war in the Middle East escalates
Israel and Iran continue to exchange airstrikes with a focus on energy infrastructure. President Trump says Israel acted alone in striking a key gas field and better not do it again.
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Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery as attacks on oil infrastructure continue
Firefighters battled a blaze at a giant oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday after a fresh drone attack as Iran kept up a wave of strikes on its neighbours as it continues to target energy infrastructure in the Gulf region. France 24's regional correspondent Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Doha, Qatar.
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Removing Sanctions on Iran’s Crude Isn’t an Easy Fix for Oil Prices
The potential lifting of US restrictions points to the White House’s scattergun approach in trying to bring down prices at the pump.
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Why attacks on oil and gas fields are a worst-case scenario for the Middle East
The Gulf states’ status as regional powers is now at risk
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Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again | First Thing
Foreign minister issues warning after Israeli attack on South Pars gasfield that prompted retaliatory strike on Qatar. Plus, what happened to the Oscars red carpet after the ceremony?Good morning.Iran has said it will show “zero restraint” if its energy infrastructure is targeted again as Qatar revealed that almost a fifth of its liquefied natural gas export capacity had been knocked out in an Iranian strike that is likely to have a years-long impact.What did Araghchi say? In a post on X, he sai
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Iran War: Oil Set for Weekly Surge as War Heads Toward 4th Week | The Opening Trade 3/20/2026
Oil headed for another weekly gain as the war in the Middle East dragged on, with the Strait of Hormuz all-but-closed, strikes continuing across the region, and analysts warning the crisis may deepen. Brent traded above a $108 barrel, up more than 5% this week, after closing on Thursday at the highest since mid-2022. West Texas Intermediate for May was around $94. In the region, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was still able to produce missiles, the semi-official Fars news agency r
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Iran War’s Energy Shock Puts Some Major IMF Borrowers at Risk
Conflict in the Middle East is sending shockwaves across the developing world, raising the prospect that emerging economies will turn to the International Monetary Fund for more help.
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Iran war is the greatest threat to global energy ‘in history’, warns IEA
Agency’s head Fatih Birol says recovery of oil and gasfields in Gulf region could take more than six months
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