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Oil refineries and other energy infrastructure are regularly targeted.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Other updates include more free allowances for industrial facilities and refineries, which regulators said will help reduce pressure on gasoline prices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Restarting product flows and bringing refineries back online, will take time, “given that some of this infrastructure was targeted in attacks earlier in the conflict,” said ING’s head of commodity strategy Warren Patterson.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Restarting product flows and bringing refineries back online, will take time, “given that some of this infrastructure was targeted in attacks earlier in the conflict,” said ING’s head of commodity strategy Warren Patterson.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Royal Dutch Shell had borrowed him from his American company because he was an expert in refineries and gasoline production.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor