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The fire that was raging for almost two days at Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery was finally extinguished on Thursday night. However, traces of fuel vapour remain in the area, which makes the air surrounding the refinery more combustible, said Shell.
Western oil companies are now in the direct line of fire.
Production at Shell's Pearl gas-to-liquids facility in Qatar has stopped after an attack on the Ras Laffan Industrial City damaged the facility, the British oil major said on Thursday.