UAE ‘expresses its strong condemnation’ of Khor Mor gas field attack

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE on Saturday in a statement condemned Friday's drone strike on the Khor Mor gas field that resulted in the killing of four Yemeni workers.

“The UAE has strongly condemned the drone terror attack that targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, which has resulted in a number of deaths of innocent people from the Republic of Yemen,” the statement read.

The statement also added that “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of these attacks aimed at undermining security and stability in Iraq, and are a blatant violation of international law.”

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 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 Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).