After drone attack, operations at major Iraqi gas fields are suspended

Field engineers reported on Wednesday that a drone attack caused the suspension of operations in the Khor Mor Gas field, which is one of the largest fields of gas in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The Natural Resources and Electricity Ministries said in a statement that all gas supplies to power plants in Kurdistan were stopped following the attack.

Security sources reported that the attack on field storage tanks started a fire, and injured some workers.

A worker reported from the field shelter, where staff took cover in fear of more attacks, that a drone had struck a gas storage facility, causing extensive damages. The fire still burns.

The video, posted by the Kurdish broadcaster Rudaw On X, showed smoke rising from the drone site.

In a joint statement, the two ministries said that teams from their respective ministries, as well as Dana Gas of the United Arab Emirates, which is one of the field's operators were on the scene to investigate the incident.

The attackers were not immediately known.

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The field has been targeted in recent days, as Iraqi Kurdish Security Forces opened fire on a drone late Sunday to prevent it reaching the field.

(source: Reuters)