Energy Infrastructure Incident Map

World War E

Inspired by Matt Bracken's post about a war on energy

CoverageWorldwideUpdated 26 July 2026 · GMT (UTC+0)
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Evidence
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286incidents
462%
Marker size100%
Energy infrastructure incidentsPolitical map of the world. Energy incidents use evidence status symbols. Ship symbols show confirmed attacks on crude-oil and refined-fuel tankers, gas carriers, and attacked gas-loading terminals when their layers are enabled.
DocumentedReportedUnconfirmedUnder investigationOil vesselGas / LNGActive fire
286 incidents232 documented26 reported1 unconfirmed3 active fires

Pattern over time

Incidents by month

296Total incidents+215% vs previous 12 months

Peak month

Jul 2026

48 incidents

Most affected

Refinery

113 incidents

Most attributed to

Ukraine

47 incidents

Research record

Source directory

Every distinct source currently cited by the map. Repeated links are listed once; opening one takes you to the original document or reporting page.

410 sources
  1. A Barrel FullAstrakhan Gas Processing Plant
  2. A Barrel FullNovo-Ufa Refinery
  3. ADNOCPublic documentation for Ruwais Refinery
  4. African Development BankPublic documentation for Benban Solar Park
  5. African Development BankPublic documentation for Lake Turkana Wind Power Station
  6. AfricanewsMoroccan firefighters bring fire in gas depot under control
  7. AfricanewsPirates hijack oil tanker, capture 16 crewmembers in Gulf of Guinea
  8. Al JazeeraAfghanistan: Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Kabul
  9. Al JazeeraCall for safety checks as fuel storage fire kills 13 in Indonesia
  10. Al JazeeraFire rages at oil depot in Russia's Rostov after Ukraine drone attack
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