Feb 28 DXB T3 / Jebel Ali / AWS fire — Dubai Airport, Jebel Ali Port Oil+6.7% close, +12.5% intra
Brent Crude · $72.87 → $77.74 cl / $82 intra. First trading session post-strike; markets absorbed shock on Sunday open · Reuters, CNN
Mar 1 ADNOC Ruwais FM — ADNOC Ruwais 922k bbl/d Oil+14% (72h)
Brent Crude · $72.87 → $82/bbl by Mar 5. Largest UAE refinery; Force Majeure declared; ICE gasoil +20% · Reuters, NPR, Wikipedia
Mar 2 Ras Tanura shutdown — Aramco Ras Tanura 550k bbl/d Oil+13% intraday
Brent Crude · $77.74 → $82.37 (52wk high). Saudi flagship terminal; LPG exports halted immediately. Restarted Mar 18 (OilPrice.com confirmed). · Business Today India, Reuters
Mar 2-4 QatarEnergy FM (all gas) — Ras Laffan + Mesaieed GasJKM +110-150%; TTF +67%
JKM / TTF / Brent · JKM $10-12; TTF $11.1 → JKM $25.39; TTF $18.5. Single most significant gas market event in modern history; 20% of global LNG offline · Reuters, Global LNG Hub, S&P Global
Mar 9 BAPCO Sitra FM — BAPCO Sitra 405k bbl/d (Argus post-upgrade) Oil+29% intraday peak
Brent Crude · $92.69 → $119.50 pk / $98.96 cl. Highest Brent since Jul 2022; 32 civilians injured; $7.3B upgraded facility · Reuters, NYT, CNN, Argus
Mar 10 Ruwais 2nd strike — ADNOC Ruwais (repeat) Oil+5% from prior close
Brent Crude · $98.96 → ~$104. 25.7% drone penetration rate; DXB suspended · Energy News, Reuters
Mar 11 Salalah Port fire — Port of Salalah (Oman) Oil+12.5% 24h
Brent Crude · $87.80 → $98.76 (Mar 12 9am). Key non-Hormuz alternative removed; port ops fully suspended · Reuters, Bloomberg, Argus
Mar 12 Muharraq fuel depot — Muharraq Airport fuel (Bahrain) Oil+14% 48h
Brent Crude · $87.80 → >$100 (2 consecutive days). Gulf Air fleet relocated to Saudi; 3 ships struck same day; Iran threatened $200 oil · Gulf News, Al Jazeera, CNBC
Mar 14 Fujairah bunkering halt — Fujairah Oil Zone (UAE) OilVLSFO doubled; Brent +40% from onset
Brent / VLSFO · >$100 → $105.19 (Mar 15). 15% of global ship refueling affected; VLSFO $508→$1,104/mt (+112%) · CNBC, Reuters, TankTerminals
Mar 20 Iraq force majeure declaration — All foreign-operated oilfields Oil-64%
Crude oil · 25,000 bpd → 9,000 bpd. Basra Oil Company cut from 3.3M to 900k bpd · Reuters
Mar 20 Kuwait refinery attacks — Mina Al-Ahmadi, Mina Abdullah Oil-100%
Refined products · operational → shutdown. Drone strikes caused fires, precautionary shutdowns · KPC
Mar 26 Strait of Hormuz closure impacting global energy supply — Strait of Hormuz GasEstimated 20% drop in global energy supply
Oil, LNG · → . Ongoing blockade, handles 20% of global oil/LNG transit · balkanweb.com, thejakartapost.com, bnnbloomberg.ca
Mar 26 IEA authorized release of emergency oil reserves — Global strategic reserves Oil400 million barrels authorized for release
Oil · → . Largest release in history, to mitigate blockade impact · bnnbloomberg.ca, balkanweb.com
Mar 26 Iran reviewing U.S.-led ceasefire proposal Other
· → . Senior Iranian official confirmed review of 15-point proposal · Reuters (via balkanweb.com)
Mar 27 US warns Iran if ceasefire proposal not accepted Other
· → . White House Press Secretary stated Trump is prepared to 'hit Iran harder' · economictimes.com, balkanweb.com
Mar 26 Inflationary aftershock impacts Fed rate cut outlook Other
· → . Markets price out Federal Reserve rate cuts for remainder of 2026 · Bloomberg, CNBC (via balkanweb.com)