Iran Attack on Bahrain Refinery Forces Bapco to Declare Force Majeure

Oil prices increased by about 25 percent on March 9 to their highest since mid-2022.
Iran Attack on Bahrain Refinery Forces Bapco to Declare Force Majeure
Oil pipelines near a refinery in Sitra, Bahrain, in the Persian Gulf, on Aug. 19, 2009. Hasan Jamali/AP Photo
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Bapco Energies, Bahrain’s state-owned energy company, declared force majeure on its group operations on March 9 following an Iranian attack on its Sitra refinery complex, according to the company.

Force majeure is a legal term meaning an unexpected event beyond someone’s control, such as war, natural disaster, or government action, that prevents them from fulfilling a contract.
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