A rocket attack hit a storage tank at Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, shutting production and causing power cuts, joint field operator Dana Gas said yesterday.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility and authorities did not say who was behind the attack, which did not cause any casualties and took place late on Wednesday. The gas field provides supplies for regional power generation, and the attack did not impact oil production or exports.
The attack was the most significant since a series of drone attacks in July hit oilfields and cut production from the region by around 150,000 barrels per day.
Attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan’s oilfields are recurrent and often lead to a halt of supplies, with local officials pointing to Iran-backed militias as a likely source – acting against US interests in the region.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani spoke by phone to Barzani and condemned the attack as “an attack on all of Iraq”. They agreed to form a joint investigative committee to identify those responsible.
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