Ukraine said it would resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after a short pause. A Ukrainian drone attack also caused a fire at a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region.
A drone struck a storage tank at Libya’s Zawiya refinery on August 8, 2026, damaging the tank but causing no reported injuries. The incident renewed concern about the protection of vital fuel facilities near Tripoli.
Syrian and Iraqi oil companies have agreed to rehabilitate the Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline. The project could eventually provide Iraq with another route for exporting oil through the Mediterranean.
