UAE says Iran attacked two ADNOC vessels in Strait of Hormuz; no injuries

SEATTLE (Oil Monster):  Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening, ​with no injuries reported, as the United Arab Emirates accused Iran ‌of carrying out the attack.

The attack was the second such incident involving ADNOC vessels in less than a week. On Saturday, the UAE condemned what it said was an ​Iranian attack on a vessel linked to the state oil company ​as it passed through the strait.

ADNOC said the situation had been ⁠brought under control, according to the UAE's state news agency WAM.

The UAE ​Foreign Ministry condemned what it called a "hostile Iranian attack" on the two ADNOC ​vessels. It said Iran's Revolutionary Guards had committed "acts of piracy" by targeting commercial shipping and using the strait as a tool of economic pressure or blackmail, posing a direct threat ​to regional stability and global energy security.

Neither WAM nor the Foreign Ministry ​gave details about the vessels, their cargoes or possible damage. No injuries were reported.

There was ‌no ⁠immediate comment from Iran's Foreign Ministry or the IRGC.

About a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas passed through the narrow waterway between Oman and Iran before the conflict. Since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran broke out on ​February 28, shipping has ​been repeatedly disrupted, ⁠raising freight rates and creating security concerns.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have previously threatened action against vessels transiting the strait if ​they are linked to Tehran's adversaries or fail to comply ​with ⁠Iranian directives.

ADNOC said on Friday it had been significantly affected by what it described as unprovoked attacks on its personnel and assets, while continuing to meet customer requirements ⁠in an "exceptionally ​challenging environment."

ADNOC, Abu Dhabi's state oil company, ​is one of the world's largest energy producers and exports crude oil, natural gas and refined products ​worldwide.

Courtesy: www.reuters.com