Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s headquarters caught fire after a strike by unmanned drones in the latest Iranian attack on its Persian Gulf neighbours, Bloomberg reported on Sunday afternoon.
The damaged building, which also houses the emirate’s oil ministry, was evacuated, and firefighting crews were on the scene, the petrol company said in a statement. The barrage followed multiple, recent aerial assaults on the Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries, as well as repeated attacks on Kuwait’s airport.
A fire after an Iranian drone attack in March on the airport in Kuwait City.AP
The “oil sector leadership is closely monitoring the assessment of damages resulting from the incident, in co-ordination with the relevant authorities, while taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of personnel and secure the site,” according to the corporation’s statement.
Hours before the attack, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency announced an updated “target list” that included electrical, water and steam infrastructure, in addition to the oil, natural gas and chemical assets that have been under fire.
The list, which included Kuwait’s PIC fertilizer and polymer manufacturer, was announced after an Israeli Air Force assault on Iran’s Mahshahr petrochemical complex earlier in the day. Earlier today, Kuwait’s government said two power and water desalination plants had been attacked by Iranian drones, leaving two power generation units out of service and resulting in “significant” damage.