Iraq's Khor Mor Gas Field Hit Less than Day After Reportedly Referenced by Kataib Hezbollah
- On Nov 8, production at the Khor Mor gas field in Kurdistan was halted after a drone strike hit an LPG storage tank, igniting a fire that continued raging at the facility.
- Joint field operator Dana Gas had previously suspended production in July due to credible security threats before restarting operations later that month.
- Some 2.8 gigawatts of power generation in the Kurdistan region was lost following the attack; Iraq Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi confirmed no casualties based on initial assessment.
- Employees at the site were evacuated to shelters following the strike, and a Joint statement by regional ministries described the attack as a "terrorist attack."
- Baghdad continues balancing diplomatic ties with Iran amid ongoing military escalation between the two countries, as Iraq remains vulnerable to regional tensions affecting critical infrastructure.
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The Ministry of Electricity of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq announced the loss of between 2500 and 2800 MW from the electrical system, following an attack on Sunday evening against the gas Cormore field, which resulted in the suspension of gas supplies to a number of power plants.
Production at the Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimaniyah province in Iraqi Kurdistan was urgently stopped after an explosion as a result of a drone attack, local security services say.
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조선일보(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-heon = A gas field owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq was attacked by drones on the 8th (local time), causing gas production...
The drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq has caused a disruption in gas supply and a reduction in electricity production by approximately 2.8 gigawatts. This amount of energy is enough to simultaneously supply about 2 to 2.3 million average homes, reports Telegrafi. Omid Ahmed, spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said that after the attack, gas supply to several power plants in Erbil, Sulaima…
An attack in Iraqi Kurdistan targeting the Khor Mor natural gas field caused an explosion, significant damage, a reduction in production and a blackout in a large part of Kurdistan. The post Production halted in Iraq's Khor Mor natural gas field after drone attack appeared first on in.gr.
Production at the Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimaniyah province in Iraqi Kurdistan was urgently stopped after an explosion as a result of a drone attack, local security services say.
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