Iraq's Khor Mor Gas Field Halts Production After Suspected Drone Attack; Operator Dana Gas Says on November 9 the Fire Is Out and No Staff Were Hurt, About 2.8 GW of Kurdistan Generation Taken Offline
Production was halted at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, after an attack on Sunday night, November 8, Reuters reported. Joint field operator Dana Gas said in a statement on Monday, November 9, that the field had been subject to a "suspected" drone attack, that it was assessing the damage after dousing a fire sparked by the attack, and that no staff were injured. Production remains suspended while the damage is assessed, and the company said it would update the market in due course.
The Kurdistan region's electricity ministry said in a statement that about 2.8 gigawatts of power generation in the region was taken out by the attack. In a joint statement, the region's natural resources and electricity ministries described the incident as a "terrorist attack" and said they were working to minimise its impact. Two sources in the region's electricity ministry said a single drone strike hit the field's liquefied petroleum gas storage tank, causing the fire, and that employees were evacuated to shelters inside the facility.
The Khor Mor field, operated by the Pearl Petroleum consortium, which includes the United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, supplies gas for regional power generation. Production at the field has repeatedly been disrupted after attacks that Kurdish officials have blamed on Iranian-backed militias, Reuters reported. In July, Dana Gas shut down the field's main production facilities, citing credible security threats and regional tension, before restarting production later that month. There was no claim of responsibility for Sunday's attack.
Source: Reuters, November 8-9, 2026, citing statements by Dana Gas and the Kurdistan region's electricity ministry.
来源链接： https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/production-suspended-iraqs-khor-mor-gas-field-after-drone-attack-sources-say-2026-11-08/
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