What is Qatar’s Ras Laffan? World’s largest liquefied natural gas plant struck by Iran | The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarwa RashadWednesday 18 March 2026 21:03 GMTQatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas production facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar on March 2, 2026 (REUTERS)Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facility was hit by Iranian revenge strikes Wednesday as the war in the Middle East escalated with attacks on energy facilities.Iran had threatened to attack Gulf energy facilities after its South Pars natural gas field was struck Wednesday, reportedly by Israel.Hours later, Qatar said it had successfully intercepted four out of five ballistic missiles launched from Iran, while the fifth hit Ras Laffan Industrial City and caused "extensive damage."Ras Laffan is an energy-industry hub where the core of QatarEnergy’s LNG processing takes place. The company had already stopped production at the site because of Iranian attacks.The state oil giant had evacuated Ras Laffan LNG installations after Iran said several energy facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar would be targeted by strikes "in the coming hours.”In fullIran-US war latest: Tehran missiles cause ‘extensive damage’ to Qatar refineryThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in