Overview
- Bapco Energies said a storage tank at its Sitra Island refinery caught fire after what it called an Iranian attack.
- The company reported the blaze was extinguished with no injuries, and teams are assessing damage with local authorities.
- Videos shared by state and international outlets appear to show an aerial object hitting a tank, though the clips have not been independently verified.
- The refinery processes roughly 400,000 barrels of oil per day, making it central to Bahrain’s economy and a facility whose disruption can ripple through energy markets.
- The site was reportedly targeted about a month earlier, when operations were affected and force majeure was declared, reinforcing concerns about repeated strikes on regional energy infrastructure.