Sonol energy firm says it may trim fuel supplies to businesses after Bazan hit

Israeli energy firm Sonol has informed business customers that it may cut back or cut off fuel supplies to them, after Israel’s largest oil refinery was forced to shut down operations due to damage from Iranian missile attacks.

In a letter to customers, the company says the Bazan refinery is unable to keep the spigot open at its usual pace due to damage to transmission lines following Iranian attacks that hit the company.

“In this situation, and due to the reasons which are out of our control, we are forced to inform you that we will shrink or cut off, on a case-by-case basis, the supply of fuels to our customers,” the company says in the letter.

It says it will make efforts to restore supplies once Bazan is back up and running.

Smoke billows from a missile impact site in the northern city of Haifa on June 16, 2025, where three people were killed in a strike on the Bazan oil refinery complex. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Responding to the letter, the Energy Ministry says no shortage is expected and that Israel has plenty of fuel for everyone. It says it is continuing to work to ensure there is no harm to the energy supply chain.

Sonol is one of the Israel’s largest energy providers, with a large chain of gas stations as well as facilities that supply fuel to various industries, including jet fuel and diesel for railways.