Drone strikes hit Gulf energy facilities, trigger global gas price surge

Muscat, March 3 (UNI) An oil storage facility in the Omani port of Duqm was damaged on Tuesday after a UAV attack, the state-run ONA news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a security source.
There are no casualties, the damage to the storage is under control, the news agency added.
Qatar’s state-run energy giant QatarEnergy has suspended liquefied natural gas (LNG) production following drone attacks blamed on Iran, triggering a sharp spike in global gas prices across Europe and Asia.

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BHUBANESWAR, MAR 16 (UNI):- Mid-Day-Meal (MDM) workers stage a protest under the Odisha MDM Pachika Sahayika Sangha banner in support of their 15 points charter of demands, in Bhubaneswar on Monday. UNI PHOTO-53U

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BHUBANESWAR, MAR 16 (UNI):- Members of Odisha Asha karmi Sangha hold a demonstration under the Bhartiya mazdoor Sangh (BMS) banner in support of their 9 points of charter of demands, in Bhubaneswar on Monday. UNI PHOTO-50U

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