The New York Times: Since the outbreak of the Middle East war, at least 39 energy facilities in nine countries have been damaged.
The report states that the damaged targets include oil refineries, gas fields, and key infrastructure. Even if the fighting stops, its consequences will last for a long time: supply disruptions may last for years, and the global oil and gas transportation pattern has already been disrupted.
Qatar has been particularly severely affected:
- About 17% of natural gas export capacity has been destroyed;
- Equivalent to a reduction of 13 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year;
- The loss from just one facility is as high as about $2 billion.
Even helium production has been hit, and helium is a key resource for the electronics and semiconductor industries.
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