Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Friday it was being significantly impacted by what ​it described as unprovoked attacks on its people and assets, as it sought to continue meeting customer requirements in an “exceptionally challenging environment.”

Since the beginning of the conflict, 15 of its vessels have been attacked by missiles and drones while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including three vessels last week.

The company said it’s taking all necessary steps to meet customer needs while protecting its staff and assets, according to a statement. The attacks have resulted in one fatality and 20 injuries to crew members, it added.

In a statement issued Friday, ADNOC said remains “significantly impacted by unprovoked attacks” on its people and its assets.

The Abu Dhabi energy and petrochemicals group emphasized that its business units continue to assess the situation on a location-by-location, product-by-product and transaction-by-transaction basis to ensure that they continue to meet the customers and shareholders needs.  

It also said that it was working closely with relevant authorities and taking all necessary measures to protect its people, assets and operations, while meeting customer requirements as much as possible.

“ADNOC continues to closely monitor developments and respond to the evolving situation, in close coordination with relevant UAE authorities. As always, the safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority,” the company’s statement reads.  

The ADNOC statement called for freedom of navigation and uninterrupted passage of commercial shipping through international waterways, which must be respected and protected ‘without threat,’ ‘harassment’ or ‘attack.’

ADNOC did not identify the three vessels involved in last week’s attacks or provide details on the extent of any damage.

ADNOC Logistics and Services confirmed that in the early hours of Tuesday, July 14 the crude oil tankers Al Bahyah and Mombasa B were struck by projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Tragically, one seafarer lost his life, and several others were injured as a result of these attacks.

Al Bahyah, an ADNOC L&S-owned very large crude carrier (VLCC), and Mombasa B, a VLCC operated by ADNOC L&S under a time-charter arrangement, sustained significant damage in the attacks. 

After the attack, the UAE’s ministry of defence also issued a statement, saying that two ships ‘Mombasa and Al Bahiyah’ were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters.

The Indian ministry of external affairs extended its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased Indian national.

Providing details of the incident, the Indian ministry of external affairs (MEA) issued a statement condemning the attacks. It said: “India is deeply concerned by the attacks on two vessels, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, during their transit through the Strait of Hormuz today. Both the vessels were carrying 30 Indian seafarers, among their combined crew of 46.”

Condemning the attacks, India’s MEA called for an immediate end to violence and urged a return to dialogue and diplomacy to restore peace, security and stability in the region.

In May, ADNOC Logistics & Services also reported that its crude oil tanker Barakah was impacted by two Iranian drones off the coast of Oman. The company confirmed that no crew members sustained injuries. The vessel was not carrying any cargo at the time of the incident.

ADNOC confirmed Saturday another vessel attack

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has confirmed that one of its vessels was targeted by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Saturday, August 8.

Fortunately, there were no injuries, and the situation was quickly brought under control.

The company has asked the public to rely only on official sources and to avoid circulating rumors or unverified information.

A ship was hit by an “unknown projectile” on Saturday 18 nautical miles east of Khasab, Oman, according to the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Center.

“A verified source has reported that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile which caused a fire that has been extinguished. There is no reported environmental impact,” UKMTO said.

“The vessel and crew are reported as safe,” it added.

The United Arab Emirates on Saturday (August 8) condemned what it described as an Iranian missile attack on a carrier affiliated with ADNOC while the ship was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of engaging in ‘acts of piracy’.

The UAE foreign ministry later condemned what it called ‘the hostile Iranian attack’ on an ADNOC vessel. Neither statement disclosed the name of the vessel or the extent of any potential damage. No injuries were reported in the incident.

In a statement, the ministry of foreign affairs (MoFA) underscored that this attack constitutes a ‘flagrant violation’ of UN Security Council resolution 2817, which affirmed the importance of freedom of navigation, and rejected the targeting of commercial vessels or the obstruction of international maritime routes.

The ministry emphasized that targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, and constitutes a direct threat to the stability of the region, its peoples, and global energy security.

The UAE further stressed the need for Iran to halt these ‘unprovoked attacks,’ ensure its full commitment to an immediate cessation of all hostilities, and the complete and unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in order to safeguard regional security, and maintain the stability of the global economy and trade.

Negotiations between US and Iran over shipping in the critical waterway have yet to reach an agreement.

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is in sight, after President Donald Trump warned that the latest round of negotiations with Iran is the “last chance” to bring an end to the conflict. Trump had also indicated that an agreement was imminent. But a deal still has not been announced yet.