RAS LAFFAN INDUSTRIAL CITY, QATAR – MARCH 3: An image of Qatar Power’s working amenities on March 3, 2026 in Ras Laffan Industrial Metropolis, Qatar. Qatar Power introduced an entire halt to liquefied pure fuel (LNG) manufacturing at its Ras Laffan and Mesaieed amenities on March 2, 2026, after Iranian assaults focused vitality amenities. (Picture by Getty Photographs)
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Fifty-four folks have been injured whereas 18 are lacking after an explosion at Qatar’s core liquefied pure fuel processing web site of Ras Laffan on Sunday, authorities mentioned.
An incident in the course of the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial Metropolis resulted in an explosion and fireplace on the Barzan native fuel provide facility on Sunday night, QatarEnergy mentioned in an announcement. Emergency response groups have been deployed to include the hearth, which was now underneath management, it mentioned.
Fifty-four folks had been injured and rescue groups have been searching for 18 lacking folks, Qatar’s Inside Ministry mentioned in an announcement. It attributed the explosion to a “technical accident” and mentioned there was no menace to public security.
QatarEnergy didn’t point out whether or not the explosion had triggered any injury to the plant, which provides fuel to the home market.
A Reuters witness earlier reported {that a} loud growth was heard within the capital Doha, south of the Ras Laffan facility.
The Barzan fuel facility has a capability of 1.4 billion cubic toes per day (bcfd), and provides pipeline fuel to native industries and Qatar’s energy era sector.
It additionally has capability to supply ethane, condensate, liquefied petroleum fuel and sulfur for home and export markets.
The power is positioned in Ras Laffan Industrial Metropolis, QatarEnergy’s major web site for LNG manufacturing and export with a complete manufacturing capability of 77 million metric tons every year by way of 14 trains.
Two of Qatar’s LNG trains and one among its two gas-to-liquids amenities have been broken in strikes amid the U.S.-Israeli warfare with Iran, knocking out 17% of the nation’s LNG export capability with repairs anticipated to take years.
