Drone strikes gas field in Sulaimani province
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Ramik Ramazan, the governor of Chamchamal district, told Kurdistan24 on Friday that a drone at around 6:45 pm struck the Khor Mor gas field.
The strike resulted in the killing of four Yemeni workers in the gas field.
The governor also revealed that the strike is still being investigated to estimate the extent of the damage.
Sadiq Mohammed, the director of the Qadir Karam sub-district, also confirmed the strike to Kurdistan24.
Meanwhile, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ministries of Electricity and Natural Resources announced in a statement that 2,500 megawatts of electricity have been cut due to the strike.
The Khor Mor gas field is estimated to contain over 7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves.
Dana Gas operates in the Khor Mor gas field. With their partner Crescent Petroleum, Dana Gas announced in early 2022 that they produced 552 million cubic feet of natural gas daily.
The company plans to increase gas production from the Khor Mor gas field by 55 percent.
Dana Gas is an energy company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is one of the largest private-sector natural gas companies in the Middle East and North Africa.
In addition to the Khor Mor gas field, there are several other gas fields in the Kurdistan region that are operated by various oil companies. These include the Bina Bawi gas field, operated by Genel Energy, and the Chemchemal gas field, operated by Gulf Keystone Petroleum. The region is also home to smaller fields such as the Piramagrun gas field, which is operated by the KRG.
Updated at 9:55 pm