Further to the statement on the explosion and fire on Sunday 21 June 2026 at Barzan local gas supply facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City, which is operated by QatarEnergy LNG, it is with deep regret QatarEnergy confirms the tragic loss of 13 lives, and that 66 people are receiving medical treatment, none of whom are in a life-threatening condition.

QatarEnergy extends its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those who lost their lives, and prays for the swift recovery of those injured. QatarEnergy pledges its full support to those affected by this tragedy.

The lives lost in this incident are of Indian and Pakistani nationalities, and those injured are of Qatari, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Kenyan, Ghanaian, Tanzanian, Nigerian, and Nepalese nationalities.

QatarEnergy would like to emphasize that this was an operational accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature.

Barzan production was intentionally completely stopped since December 2025 due to urgent maintenance requirements, and was first restarted again two days prior to the incident.

QatarEnergy’s emergency response team and Qatar’s Civil Defense swiftly and fully extinguished the fire onsite. Work is underway to assess the damage to Barzan and neighboring facilities. QatarEnergy’s LNG facilities, Ras Laffan Port, other logistics operations, and QatarEnergy’s export capabilities remain unaffected as a result of this explosion and fire.

A full investigation to determine the cause of this incident has commenced.

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