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Attacks on Oil and Natural Gas Facilities Could Lead to Much Higher Prices – The New York Times

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Attacks on Oil and Natural Gas Facilities Could Lead to Much Higher Prices – The New York Times

Increasing attacks on energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf could significantly hurt the already strained global supply of oil and natural gas, pushing fuel prices much higher.

Important energy sites were attacked this week across the region. The main state-owned energy company in Qatar, the world’s third largest supplier of liquefied natural gas, reported “sizable fires and extensive further damage” on Thursday at its facilities after those areas were also struck on Wednesday.

The escalating attacks will make it much harder for energy producers in the Gulf to repair and restart their oil and gas operations when the war ultimately ends. Asian countries, which are the biggest buyers of Persian Gulf energy, face the greatest risk of fuel shortages, but the pain of higher oil and natural gas prices will be felt across much of the globe.

Hartsfield Ferry Coal Plant

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Hatfield's Ferry Power Station was a 1.7-gigawatt (1,700 MW), coal power plant located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The plant was operated by FirstEnergy. It began operations in 1969 and was shut down in 2013. Left, shows an image of the plant in 1993 and right is an image from 2019.

‘Dead Deer All Over the Place.’ Corn Spill on Minnesota Railroad Lures 100-Plus Whitetails to Their Deaths | Outdoor Life

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‘Dead Deer All Over the Place.’ Corn Spill on Minnesota Railroad Lures 100-Plus Whitetails to Their Deaths | Outdoor Life

“The deer get on the railroad tracks and eat the corn, and they think, ‘I can outrun the predator if I don’t go into the deep snow,” Porter explains in the video. “So they stay on the tracks, trying to outrun the train, and they just get pounded. There’s dead deer all over the place.”