Oil & Gas

Four expatriate workers lost their lives, and two others were injured in a recent drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region. This attack, reported by an advisor to the Iraq  Kurdish Prime Minister and a senior Kurdish political source, has also led to the suspension of production at the site.

Beyond the casualties, the assault has affected electricity generation in the region. Kurdistan's electricity ministry stated that the drone attack disrupted gas supplies to power plants, resulting in an approximate 2,500 MW reduction in electricity output.

Pearl Petroleum, a consortium comprising Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum (operators of the Kurdistan Gas Project), along with OMV, MOL, and RWE, holds the rights to develop Khor Mor and Chemchemal, two of Iraq's largest gas fields.

Earlier this week, U.S. troops shot down two drones outside a base in Iraq, according to the Pentagon, although the U.S. military could not confirm whether the attack was targeting U.S. forces.

No group has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack on the gas field, which contains more than 7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves.

Peshawa Hawramani, KRG spokesperson, expressed dismay over the attack, stating, "Good efforts have been made in the past to improve the energy sector and economic infrastructure in Iraq, especially in the Kurdistan Region, and while steps are being taken to resolve the disputed, evil and destructive hands once again targeted the Khor Mor gas field in a terrorist act. These repeated strikes must be stopped, and we urge the Iraqi government to find the perpetrators of this terrorist act and bring them to justice." Hawramani also confirmed that the four individuals who lost their lives were Yemen.