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Abqaiq oil processing

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Baseline 2026-10-18Latest 2026-10-30Baseline · 2026-10-18Latest · 2026-10-30

Timeline 13 events

  1. Routine heat at 8 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 89 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 31 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 29 · Kharg Island oil terminal 9 · Formation Europe HQ / SHAPE, Casteau 7 · +4 more
  2. Routine heat at 9 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 101 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 44 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 22 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 11 · Zawiya — refinery, port and city 11 · +5 more
  3. Routine heat at 10 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 100 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 31 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 26 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 14 · Zawiya — refinery, port and city 13 · +6 more
  4. Routine heat at 12 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 102 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 50 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 23 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 7 · Kharg Island oil terminal 5 · +8 more
  5. Overnight — 27 October 2026 (Wainwright flight archive; tracks opened)Report · RWI-SITREP-013 · SITREP · 7 places
  6. Routine heat at 10 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 66 detections · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 30 · Ras Laffan LNG 19 · Novorossiysk Naval Base 4 · Abqaiq oil processing 4 · +6 more
  7. Evening — 26–27 October 2026 (with DECODEDELTA1 year-to-date scan)Report · RWI-SITREP-012 · SITREP · 9 places
  8. Routine heat at 9 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 120 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 54 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 35 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 6 · Zawiya — refinery, port and city 6 · +5 more
  9. Intra-day — 25–26 October 2026Report · RWI-SITREP-008 · SITREP · 17 places
  10. Routine heat at 8 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 105 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 63 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 25 · Novorossiysk Naval Base 8 · Kharg Island oil terminal 5 · +4 more
  11. Routine heat at 5 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 97 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 43 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 43 · Kharg Island oil terminal 4 · Novorossiysk Naval Base 4 · +1 more
  12. Routine heat at 5 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 74 detections · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 32 · Ras Laffan LNG 31 · Kharg Island oil terminal 7 · Abqaiq oil processing 3 · +1 more
  13. Routine heat at 6 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 68 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 30 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 21 · Novorossiysk Naval Base 5 · Kharg Island oil terminal 5 · +2 more

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Thermal detections 46

Every detection (UTC)
AcquiredSatelliteLat, lonFRP (MW)ConfidenceD/N
2026-10-30 22:59VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9304, 49.70140.95nominalN
2026-10-30 22:16VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9313, 49.70180.67nominalN
2026-10-30 21:55VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9296, 49.70220.71nominalN
2026-10-30 09:49VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9292, 49.70261.05lowD
2026-10-29 22:35VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9310, 49.70070.77nominalN
2026-10-29 22:16VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9325, 49.70101.11nominalN
2026-10-29 21:38VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9315, 49.69901.64nominalN
2026-10-28 22:54VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9303, 49.69940.76nominalN
2026-10-28 21:57VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9304, 49.69961.19nominalN
2026-10-28 21:57VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9310, 49.70131.65nominalN
2026-10-28 10:09VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9290, 49.70161.12lowD
2026-10-27 22:52VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9306, 49.70220.59nominalN
2026-10-27 22:16VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9291, 49.69920.93nominalN
2026-10-26 23:31VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9342, 49.69761.48nominalN
2026-10-26 23:31VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9290, 49.69891.9nominalN
2026-10-26 23:12VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9293, 49.69981.17nominalN
2026-10-26 22:33VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9296, 49.69901.37nominalN
2026-10-25 22:54VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9303, 49.70271.65nominalN
2026-10-25 22:10VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9293, 49.70041.52nominalN
2026-10-25 22:10VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9334, 49.69980.94nominalN
2026-10-25 21:50VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9285, 49.69901.29nominalN
2026-10-25 09:24VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9292, 49.70140.91lowD
2026-10-24 22:27VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9306, 49.70071.08nominalN
2026-10-23 22:48VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9309, 49.70220.53nominalN
2026-10-23 22:29VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9298, 49.69900.9nominalN
2026-10-23 21:50VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9289, 49.69922.26nominalN
2026-10-22 23:05VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9312, 49.70100.91nominalN
2026-10-22 22:46VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9302, 49.70070.86nominalN
2026-10-22 22:10VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9303, 49.70291.51nominalN
2026-10-21 23:26VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9341, 49.70061.77nominalN
2026-10-21 23:05VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9298, 49.70130.96nominalN
2026-10-21 22:29VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9313, 49.70080.84nominalN
2026-10-21 21:44VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9346, 49.69651.26nominalN
2026-10-20 23:24VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9322, 49.70131.59nominalN
2026-10-20 22:48VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9289, 49.70111.1nominalN
2026-10-20 22:03VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9299, 49.70151.56nominalN
2026-10-20 21:44VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9315, 49.69931.59nominalN
2026-10-19 23:05VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9304, 49.70171.06nominalN
2026-10-19 22:22VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9296, 49.69961.05nominalN
2026-10-18 22:42VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9295, 49.70001.08nominalN
2026-10-18 22:22VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9310, 49.70052.02nominalN
2026-10-18 21:44VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9287, 49.69931.2nominalN
2026-10-17 22:59VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9328, 49.69922.05nominalN
2026-10-17 22:59VIIRS (NOAA-20)25.9313, 49.70232.15nominalN
2026-10-17 22:40VIIRS (Suomi NPP)25.9306, 49.70161.34nominalN
2026-10-17 22:03VIIRS (NOAA-21)25.9315, 49.69871.87nominalN