Iranian oil industry

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Iraqi aircraft damage Kharg’s oil-loading pier

📅 15 August 1985

An Iraqi air raid damaged Kharg Island’s T-junction loading pier. The attack threatened the oil-export facilities supporting Iran’s wartime revenues.

Iraq attacks the Sirri Island oil terminal

📅 12 August 1986

Iraqi aircraft attacked Sirri Island, extending pressure on Iran’s oil-export network beyond Kharg. Iran had used shuttle tankers and more distant facilities to sustain exports during the tanker war.

Iraqi aircraft strike tankers at Larak

📅 25 November 1986

Iraqi warplanes attacked Iran’s Larak oil-shipping facility near the Strait of Hormuz, setting tankers on fire. The raid endangered an export route developed away from Iraq’s earlier strikes on Kharg.

Air raid damages tankers at Larak’s export facility

📅 14 May 1988

Iraqi jets struck tankers anchored at Iran’s Larak oil terminal, including the Seawise Giant. Damage to export shipping added economic pressure as the war approached its end.

MEES describes repair of Iran’s offshore oil fields

📅 27 February 1989

Following a visit to Iran, MEES editor Ian Seymour reported efforts to restore war-damaged offshore oil fields. Repair work linked the ceasefire with the recovery of export-producing assets.