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Fire at Abu Dhabi Shah oil field caused by drone attack, Abu Dhabi media office says

By Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026 | 1:47 PM

March 16 (Reuters) – Authorities in Abu Dhabi ​on Monday ‌were dealing with a fire at the Shah ‌oil ​and ⁠gas field ⁠caused by a drone attack and said that ​no injuries had ⁠been reported ⁠so far, ​the Abu ​Dhabi media office reported.

The ‌Shah field is one of the ⁠world’s largest of its kind and ⁠is ‌located 180 ⁠km (111.85 miles) ​southwest ‌of Abu ​Dhabi.

(Reporting by ⁠Muhammad Al Gebaly, Jaidaa Taha, Elwely ElwellyEditing by Tomasz ​Janowski)