At least 13 people have been killed and 66 injured after an explosion at Qatar's largest gas facility.
The city's main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in Ras Laffan industrial zone on Sunday night, turning the skyline orange.
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi stated the blast would not affect the country's exports and assured it was not sabotage or hostile in nature.
Ras Laffan Port, the world's largest artificial harbour and LNG export hub, had already been targeted by Iranian strikes earlier this year.
The blast rattled windows and was felt across central Doha, panicking residents more than 70km from the site.
Al-Kaabi said the government was investigating the cause, noting the Barzan local gas supply facility was the origin and that there were no environmental risks.
Production had been halted since December 2025 for maintenance, only restarting two days prior to the explosion, and will now delay further resumption until investigations conclude.
All fatalities were confirmed to be workers from India and Pakistan, according to Qatari Energy ministry and the Indian Embassy in Doha, which pledged assistance to families.
QatarEnergy confirmed the incident at the Barzan facility, deploying emergency teams immediately to contain the fire now under control.
The blast occurred during workers’ re‑start of operations that had been paused in March amidst the US‑Israel war with Iran.
QatarEnergy warned repairs would reduce output by 12.8m tonnes of LNG for three to five years, adding that the delay could impact global LNG supply levels.
Qatar had paused a fifth of the world's LNG production during the conflict; shipments had begun to resume recently, but the explosion threatens to set back the recovery timeline.
