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A number of Israeli attacks on Iran’s oil and gas facilities are an increase in growing concerns in an area of ​​oil reserves, as a further increase in markets.

What hit?

Saturday, Israel The world’s largest natural gasfield has hit two gas refining facilities on the southern coast of Iran, which processes gas from the South Pars.

The South Pars, the northern area is called the Persian Gulf to Qatar, over 4,000 square miles.

One of the offshore platforms of the area stood from the attack, but it was reported to be ineffective. Enterprises get gas from the field and processed metana, as well as liquefied oil gas (LPGs) and ethnic, for a bait for petrochemical plants.

Israel also attacked the Shahran Fuel and Gas Warehouse and the northern neighborhood in Northern Tehran in the village of Shahr Ray in the southern city of Shahr Ray.

Shara news agency said the situation in the South Pars situation and the situation in the oil depots in Tehran was “full control”. Added that during the attack, the fuel level was “low” in Tehran facilities.

Tehran said that the fires taken in Shahran were not the cause of gasoline, but not another open oil derivative, Tehran firefighting department said.

The witness rejected the authorities at the Tondjujan Petrochemical Plant and the Tabriz Oil Processing Plant, and they both attacked.

What is the blow?

Attacks indicate that Israel is trying to weaken and violate PusDomestic gas and fuel supply chains will whine markets, but to cause the country’s oil and gas production or export, shortcomings.

The largest processing plant in the country is near the border in the mouth of the Persian Gulf, which can process 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day.

What effects are there for energy markets?

Although Iran does not affect oil exports so far, the increase in the energy infrastructure of the conflict is likely to worry about investors. Attention is to emphasize energy targets, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, including other Gulf countries or one United Arab Emirates or oil and gas flow StraitA narrow water path that separates Iran from the Gulf states of the world’s seaside oil.

The oil market was reopened in Asia on the weekend and Monday morning.

How could Iranians be revenge?

Israel’s own energy infrastructure is sensitive. On Sunday, the operator of one of the largest oil refineries in Israel’s Hayfina, the oil pipelines and transmission lines were damaged by Iranian missile attacks.

He said that the processing plant continues to operate, but some “low facilities in the complex”. It was not a loss or no casualties. Sunday morning trading base’s share price fell by 1.3 percent.

Israel also closed Karish and Leviathan Gasfields as a precautionary measures, although other excavations were commissioned. The country’s electrical network is not related to neighbors and Israel, and relies on about 70 percent of the energy production of natural gas.

Meanwhile, Iran has been threatened by closing the Strait of Hormuz many times in the past. Most analysts believe this is extremely impossible, because all countries in this region will concern all countries that rely on Iran’s oil.

So far, there was a little sign of violation, but Iran can start targeting concrete ships passing through the throat. In April 2024, Iranian teams watched Iranian teams and seized a container ship related to Israel.