Drone Strike Halts Khor Mor Gasfield Output and Cuts 70 Percent of Kurdistan Region Power Generation
What happened
A drone attack on November 8, 2026, struck a gas storage facility at Iraq’s Khor Mor field, halting operations and taking over 70 percent of the Kurdistan Region's power generation offline.
The Context
- Infrastructure offline: Field operator Dana Gas suspended all production following a storage unit fire, cutting critical feedstocks to power stations in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, and Duhok without reported casualties.
- Repeated disruption: This incident mirrors a November 2025 strike on the same facility and follows a precautionary operational pause in July 2026 driven by local security risks.
- Grid triage: Authorities redirected emergency capacity from hydroelectric and alternative-fuel plants to maintain baseload power for critical hospitals and municipal water treatment facilities.
The Number
— the total electricity generation knocked offline by the strike, representing up to 80 percent of the regional grid's operational capacity.
Takeaway
Expect energy markets to monitor Dana Gas repair timelines closely as joint investigators assess supply security across northern Iraqi energy networks.
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Drone attack suspends production at Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield
A drone attack has suspended production at the Khor Mor gasfield in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, leaving more than 70 percent of northern Iraq's Kurdish region without power, according to Al Jazeera's reporting.
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Drone attack suspends production at Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield
A drone attack has suspended production at the Khor Mor gasfield in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, leaving more than 70 percent of northern Iraq's Kurdish region without power, according to Al Jazeera's reporting.
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A drone attack targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq, causing smoke columns to rise from the facility and forcing an immediate halt to production, according to a report attributed to Reuters and published by Rooya News.
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