Photo of an attack on Iraq's Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal, Sulaymaniyah, 26 November 2025.
Drone attack shuts down Iraq's Khor Mor gas field: Reuters
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Production at Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field in the northern Kurdistan region was brought to a complete halt on Sunday evening following a drone attack, Reuters reported citing regional security sources.
According to security officials, a drone struck the perimeter of the facility located in the Chamchamal district of Sulaymaniyah province, sending columns of smoke rising from the energy complex.
Operating companies and emergency teams immediately suspended all gas pumping and extraction operations as a precautionary measure to secure the facility and inspect the scale of physical damage. No casualties among site personnel were immediately reported.
The operational halt immediately impacted the regional power supply. The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Electricity stated that approximately 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of electricity generation capacity went offline as a direct consequence of the feed gas disruption to regional power plants.
Khor Mor is among the largest gas fields in Iraq and serves as the primary fuel source powering electricity generation plants across the Kurdistan region.
