13 killed in explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG site

Thirteen people were killed and dozens injured after an explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex on Sunday evening.

Authorities said a 'technical accident' occurred at the Barzan local gas supply facility.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and CEO of QatarEnergy, said 13 people had died and 66 were injured.

Those killed in the blast were from India and Pakistan, he said.

"This was an accident and not a sabotage or hostile in nature...Plant production was intentionally completely stopped since December 2025 due to urgent maintenance requirements, it was first restarted again only two days ago," he said.

There is no risk to the environment and the plant's export capabilities were unaffected, al-Kaabi said, adding that an investigation had started into the incident.

The blast rattled windows and was felt across central Doha, panicking residents more than 70 kilometres from Ras Laffan.

The facility is located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, QatarEnergy's site for LNG production and export with an annual production capacity of 77 million metric ​tons.