Saudi energy minister Khalid Al-Falih didn’t mention a country or group by name
oil tankers
Gulf of Oman
Tanker hit in Gulf attacks heads to UAE port
Kokuka Courageous was carrying highly flammable methanol through the Gulf of Oman when it was rocked by explosions
Gulf of Oman
Insurance costs soar for Gulf-bound tankers after latest attacks
Sources say premiums that owners pay each time they go to the Gulf have now surged to at least $185,000 for supertankers
Anwar Gargash
UAE says Gulf of Oman tanker attacks ‘dangerous escalation’
UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, describes tanker attacks as ‘worrying development’
Arabian Gulf
US blames Iran for oil tanker attacks as Gulf tensions climb
Senior Trump administration officials say that at least one of the ships was attacked by mines
Antonio Guterres
World cannot afford major confrontation in the Gulf: UN chief
Antonio Guterres tells Security Council meeting that he strongly condemns latest incident involving oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Oman
Two oil tankers evacuated after ‘attack’ in Gulf of Oman
Second incident involving shipping in the strategic sea lane in only a few weeks comes amid spiralling tensions between Iran and the US
Abu Dhabi
Two oil tankers damaged in Gulf of Oman; one reports ‘suspected attack’
US and UK officials have begun an investigation
air strikes
US fingers Iran on Gulf attacks but eases tone
Top Trump officials appeared to be toning down weeks of fiery warnings to Iran before delivering a classified briefing to the full Congress
Iran
Pompeo says ‘quite possible’ Iran behind Gulf incidents
US Secretary of State says no ‘definitive conclusion’ on mysterious sabotage incidents of oil tankers off the UAE or drone strikes on a crude pipeline in Saudi Arabia
commercial vessels attack
Saudi shuts major oil pipeline ‘as precautionary measure’ after drone attacks
Saudi Aramco, in a statement, said the attack led to a fire at East West Pipeline Pump station 8, causing ‘minor damage’
commercial vessels attack
US, France and Norway part of probe into ‘sabotage attacks’ on ships in Furjairah
The ships – including two Saudi oil tankers, an Emirati ship and the Norwegian tanker Andrea Victory – were docked in the sea off the coast of Fujairah
commercial vessels attack
Saudi oil tankers damaged by sabotage as Iran tensions rise
Saudi tankers were damaged on Sunday while on their way to cross into the Arabian Gulf
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Dubai’s Tristar inks deal for six oil, chemical tankers
Agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard comes on back of charter contracts with oil major Shell
cargo vessels
Saudi Arabia plans Red Sea pact for Arab, African countries
King Salman met with foreign ministry officials from Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Jordan to look into establishing an entity for Arab and African states on the Red Sea coast