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 "slug": "iran-drone-strike-shah-ultra-sour-gas-field-abu-dhabi-suspension-5-percent-world-granulated-sulphur",
 "title": "Iran Drone Strike on Abu Dhabi's Shah Ultra-Sour Gas Field Ignites Operations Suspension; ~5% of World Granulated Sulphur Output Offline",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/iran-drone-strike-shah-ultra-sour-gas-field-abu-dhabi-suspension-5-percent-world-granulated-sulphur/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/iran-drone-strike-shah-ultra-sour-gas-field-abu-dhabi-suspension-5-percent-world-granulated-sulphur/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-03-16T14:31:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:50.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbu Dhabi, 16 March 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Iranian drone strike on 16 March ignited the Shah ultra-sour gas field operated by ADNOC and Occidental Petroleum in Abu Dhabi, suspending operations at the world's only single facility processing more than one billion cubic feet per day of ultra-sour gas\n * Shah supplies approximately 20% of UAE gas supply and approximately 5% of world granulated sulphur output (~4.2 million tonnes per year); shutdown compounds existing Gulf disruptions (Q",
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  "operations"
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 "tags": [
  "ops-operations",
  "mea-mena-energy-security"
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