Khor Mor Shutdown Costs More Than $4.15 Million A Day, Observatory Estimates
Eco Iraq Observatory prices lost gas, cooking gas and condensate, excluding operators’ costs and the damage from power shortages, after the Sunday night drone attack
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The estimated losses from the halt in production at the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region exceed $4.15 million a day, the Eco Iraq Observatory said in a statement on Tuesday. The figure covers the value of lost natural gas, household gas and condensate.
The observatory said that before it was targeted, the field produced about 700 million standard cubic feet of natural gas a day, which at an estimated $3.3 per million cubic feet is worth about $2.31 million a day. It said the field produces about 1,400 tons of liquid petroleum gas, known as cooking gas, a day, which at an estimated $720 a ton is worth about $1.008 million. Condensate production is about 22,000 barrels a day, which at an estimated $38 a barrel is worth about $836,000 a day. The observatory said the estimates do not include the cost of halting the producing companies, pipeline transport fees and other indirect losses from reduced gas supply to power stations.
The field in Chamchamal was hit by a drone late on Sunday night, causing a fire and forcing production to stop, and Dana Gas said on Monday that production remains suspended pending an assessment of the damage.
The Kurdistan Region’s Electricity Ministry said the loss of gas cut generation by 2,500 to 2,800 megawatts, because several main plants depend on the field’s gas.
Kurdistan 24’s correspondent reported that the drone hit the LPG production unit. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered a joint investigation with Kurdish authorities, and no group has claimed responsibility. The observatory said Khor Mor was attacked and bombed 12 times in 2025 and 2026. Khor Mor is operated by Pearl Petroleum, in which Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, both from the UAE, hold the largest stakes, together with OMV, MOL and RWE.
It is a main source of gas for the Region’s power plants, so any stoppage directly affects the Region’s energy system. After Monday’s talks in Baghdad, the KRG’s natural resources ministry said al-Zaidi approved federal oil ministry supplies of the necessary quantity of cooking gas to the Region until production resumes, according to Iraqi media.