UAE's ADNOC Gas adjusts LNG production in response to the shipping disruption

ADNOC's gas subsidiary, Abu Dhabi’s state oil firm, said on Monday that it had?made temporary adjustments? to its production of liquid?natural gas? and export-traded liquids? in response?to?the?ongoing shipping disrupt?ion in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian officials responded by saying that if they were attacked, they would 'close down the strait completely and destroy energy and desalination facilities across the region.

ADNOC Gas "is actively collaborating with customers and partners on a transaction-by-transaction basis to fulfill ?commitments wherever possible," the company said in ?a stock-exchange disclosure.

It didn't provide any further information on output. Das Island, a facility with a 6 million-metric-ton LNG capacity per year, is located inside the Gulf. Tankers must therefore transit the Strait of Hormuz in order to reach the facility.

ADNOC Gas reported that "operations are continuing in a safe manner across ADNOC Gas plc’s asset base." Inspections conducted after debris fell near certain?facilities confirmed that no injuries were sustained and there was no impact on the?integrity of?core processing?.

Habshan's gas processing complex is one of the largest in the world, with a daily capacity of 6.1 billion cubic feet. It was closed on 19 March after two incidents involving falling debris, following the successful interception of missiles.

Iran launched a wave of attacks against Gulf energy facilities following Israel's attack on South Pars on March 18, Iran's primary gas field. (Reporting and editing by Thomas Derpinghaus; Yousef SABA)

(source: Reuters)