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Oman suspends oil loading at Mina al Fahal terminal following explosion, sources say

A handout satellite image from Landsat-8/9, made available by the US Geological Survey on March 17, 2026, shows smoke billowing from the Mina Petroleum facility at Salalah Port in Oman on March 16, 2026. (AFP)
A handout satellite image from Landsat-8/9, made available by the US Geological Survey on March 17, 2026, shows smoke billowing from the Mina Petroleum facility at Salalah Port in Oman on March 16, 2026. (AFP)
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05 Jun 2026 02:06:45 GMT9
05 Jun 2026 02:06:45 GMT9

SINGAPORE: Oman’s Mina al Fahal terminal has suspended ​oil loading following an explosion near its single-buoy mooring (SBM) berths, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

The explosion ‌occurred between ‌SBM 1 ​and ‌2 ⁠berths ​due to ⁠an alleged drone attack, they said.

It was not immediately clear when the attack took place.

Several ⁠supertankers were seen anchored ‌off ‌the port ​on Friday, shipping ‌data from LSEG ‌showed.

The terminal could not be immediately reached for comment outside office hours.

Iranian ‌state media on Wednesday reported that Tehran targeted ⁠a ⁠US military ship hosting a “control and command center” while it was approaching Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, which the US Central Command has ​denied.

Reuters

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