Dhabba Oil Terminal () is a key
Yemeni oil port. It lies western of
Ash-Shihr
Ash-Shihr ( ar, ٱلشِّحْر, al-Shiḥr), also known as al-Shir or simply Shihr, is a coastal town in Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen.
Ash-Shihr is a walled town located on a sandy beach. There is an anchorage but no docks; boats are used. The mai ...
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
On 21 October 2022 the terminal was targeted with drones for the first time by Yemen's rebel
Houthi movement
The Houthi movement (; ar, ٱلْحُوثِيُّون ''al-Ḥūthīyūn'' ), officially called Ansar Allah (' ''Partisans of God'' or ''Supporters of God'') and colloquially simply Houthis, is an Islamist, Islamist political and armed move ...
.
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.
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.
See also
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Port of Shihr
Port of ِِAl-Shihr () is a key oil port in Yemen. It is located in Hadramawt Governorate eastern Yemen. It was constructed mainly to export crude oil, but it is currently used to receive other goods.
History
Port of Ashihr was establishe ...
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Hudaydah Port
The Hudaydah Port is a key Yemeni port on the Red Sea coast. It is the second largest port in the country, located in Hudeidah, the fourth largest city in Yemen. The port handles up to 80% of the humanitarian supplies, fuel and commercial goods ...
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Port of Aden
The Port of Aden is a key Yemeni port, situated in Aden on the Gulf of Aden. It is the largest and one of the most important ports in Yemen.
Location
The Port of Aden is situated approximately 170 km east of the strait of Bab Al Mandeb, whic ...
References
Oil terminals
Transport in Yemen
Hadhramaut Governorate
Ports and harbours of Yemen
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