🇮🇷 Overview of the seven energy arteries of the Persian Gulf — Khark Island’s counterparts across the region.
– An hour ago, Trump claimed in a social media post that military facilities on Khark Island were targeted.
– One of Iran’s 5 operational oil export terminals is located on Khark Island.
– According to data from the international company Kepler, the amount of oil loaded from the tanks installed on Khark has increased by 1.5 times in the past month, and it seems that Iran, by quickly emptying Khark’s tanks, has prepared for a scenario of an attack on this island and has taken effective measures for it.
It is noteworthy that in addition to Iran’s 5 oil terminals, all the countries bordering the Persian Gulf also have important oil terminals:
Saudi Arabia
Ras Tanura: The largest marine oil loading center in the world; capacity: 6 million barrels per day.
Ras Al-Ju’aymah: The second most important terminal; capacity 3 to 3.6 million barrels per day.
United Arab Emirates
Fujairah: Has multiple docks and is the largest fueling center in the region.
Jebel Ali: Site for crude oil and petrochemical exports.
Qatar
Ras Laffan: The largest LNG export facility in the world.
Kuwait
Mina Al-Ahmadi: Central crude oil export terminal with deep docks and high capacity.
Bahrain
Sitra Terminal: Exports refined