Qatar Energy’s Statement on Ras Laffan Industrial City Explosion, Fire

Industry Update Qatar Energy’s Statement on Ras Laffan Industrial City Explosion, Fire

2026-06-25 Source: Press release Qatar Energy 1 min Reading Time

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Qatar Energy has confirmed that there was an operational incident during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City which resulted in an explosion and fire at Barzan local gas supply facility in the evening hours of Sunday 21 June 2026. Emergency response teams were deployed immediately to contain the fire.

Qatar Energy would like to emphasize that this was an operational accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature.(Source: Qatar Energy) — Qatar Energy would like to emphasize that this was an operational accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature.
(Source: Qatar Energy)

Doha/Qatar – It is with deep regret that Qatar Energy confirms the tragic loss of 13 lives, and that 66 people are receiving medical treatment, none of whom are in a life-threatening condition. Qatar Energy extends its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those who lost their lives, and prays for the swift recovery of those injured. Qatar Energy pledges its full support to those affected by this tragedy.

The lives lost in this incident are of Indian and Pakistani nationalities, and those injured are of Qatari, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Kenyan, Ghanaian, Tanzanian, Nigerian, and Nepalese nationalities.

Qatar Energy would like to emphasize that this was an operational accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature.

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Barzan production was intentionally completely stopped since December 2025 due to urgent maintenance requirements, and was first restarted again two days prior to the incident.

Qatar Energy’s emergency response team and Qatar’s Civil Defense swiftly and fully extinguished the fire onsite. Work is underway to assess the damage to Barzan and neighboring facilities. Qatar Energy’s LNG facilities, Ras Laffan Port, other logistics operations, and Qatar Energy’s export capabilities remain unaffected as a result of this explosion and fire.

A full investigation to determine the cause of this incident has commenced.

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