Sources say that oilfield production in Iraqi Kurdistan has been halted after a drone strike.

Security sources and an oilfield engineer confirmed that a drone strike struck an 'oilfield operated by U.S. company HKN Energy? in Iraq's Kurdistan Region on Thursday. The attack caused a fire? and halted?production?, they said.

The Sarsang oil field is operated by HKN Energy with a 62% stake. HKN, a privately owned U.S. oil & gas?company, is owned by Hillwood Energy. Hillwood Energy is part of the Hillwood group founded by Ross Perot Jr.

Kurdish officials, however, accused the?Iraqi?militias allied with Iran? of carrying out the attack.

If this is the case, it would mean that Iran-aligned Iraqi militas, which have vowed revenge for the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, have expanded their targets from U.S. bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, to the?U.S. If so, the attack would mean that Iran-aligned Iraqi militias who have vowed to retaliate for the killing of Iran's supreme leader have expanded their targets from U.S. military bases in Iraqi Kurdistan to?U.S.

The engineer said that production was stopped at the field as a precaution following?an explosion in its power unit.

The Kurdistan authorities confirmed that the attack was carried out by two drones.

As a precaution, some energy companies in Iraqi Kurdistan have shut down oil and gas production on their fields after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

(source: Reuters)