Two earthquakes with magnitudes 6.4 and 6.3, which hit the southern province of Hormozgan on Sunday, have not damaged oil and gas facilities in the region that is home to several hydrocarbon deposits, crude loading piers, petrochemical plants, crude processing facilities and massive oil storage units.
According to Mohammad Ali Mojtahedzadeh, the head of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery’s Public Relations Office, all infrastructure facilities were spared by the quake in the region where several oil and gas plants have been built or are under construction, the Oil Ministry’s news portal Shana reported.
The earthquakes shook Iran's energy province of Hormozgan located alongside the Persian Gulf, with the epicenter at the town of Laaft on Qeshm Island. Nonetheless, operations and flows have not been impacted in major oil facilities, including the Persian Gulf Star Refinery. Moreover, Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery has remained intact.
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