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Dhabba Oil Terminal

Coordinates: 14°41′46″N 49°29′28″E / 14.69613088°N 49.49111689°E / 14.69613088; 49.49111689
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Dhabba Oil Terminal (Arabic: ميناء الضبة) is a key Yemeni oil port. It lies western of Ash-Shihr town in Yemen's eastern Hadramawt on the Arabian Sea. The Dhabba Oil Terminal is mainly used to export oil and gas from Hadramawt governorate.

October 2022 attack

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On 21 October 2022 the terminal was targeted with drones for the first time by Yemen's rebel Houthi movement.[1][2] The Yemeni government said it intercepted Houthi armed drones launched against al-Dhabba oil terminal when a Greek-owned oil tanker "Nissos" was preparing to dock to load 2 million barrels of crude from the terminal.[3] There was no damage to the port and the tanker, but the Greek company said the attack targeted a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, the Nissos Kea.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Yemeni Houthi drones target oil port in first attack since truce expired". Middle East Eye. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ Hamad, Amani (22 October 2022). "UN envoy: Houthi attack on oil terminal in Hadramawt is a 'worrying escalation'". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ Alghobari, Mohammed (21 October 2022). "Yemeni government forces intercept Houthi drones attacking southern oil terminal". Reuters. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

14°41′46″N 49°29′28″E / 14.69613088°N 49.49111689°E / 14.69613088; 49.49111689