Drone Attack Halts Production at Iraq's Khor Mor Gas Field and Cuts Power Across Kurdistan
A drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq has suspended production there, and Al Jazeera reported that the strike left more than 70 percent of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region without power. The attack took place on Sunday night, 8 November, and caused a fire at the facility.
The field sits in Sulaimaniyah governorate, a province in the Kurdistan region, which has its own regional government within Iraq. Al Jazeera's Sanad verified footage showing smoke and flames rising from the area. According to security sources cited by Al Jazeera, an explosive-laden drone struck the gas storage facility, reducing the capacity of the energy grid, the network that carries electricity to homes and businesses, by 70 to 80 percent. The same report said the strike knocked between 2,500 and 2,800 megawatts of electricity generation off the grid. The attack also suspended gas supplies to power plants in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Bazian, Chamchamal and Duhok.
Reuters reported on 8 November that two sources in the Kurdistan region's electricity ministry said production had been suspended after the strike. That report said a single drone strike hit liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage at the field. LPG is a fuel stored under pressure and often used for cooking.
Khor Mor is one of the largest gas fields in the Kurdistan region. Dana Gas has stated that the field's production capacity reached 500 million standard cubic feet per day in January 2023.
The field has been hit before. On 26 April 2024, a drone attack struck a condensate storage tank at Khor Mor, according to a Dana Gas directors' report that also recorded four fatalities from that attack. Dana Gas said at the time that damage to its facilities was very minor, and it temporarily suspended production. Al Jazeera noted that no group claimed responsibility for that earlier strike.
A later attack came in November 2025. On 26 November, a drone strike hit LPG storage at the field, according to the Kurdistan Regional Government's news service. The regional government said the strike further disrupted gas supply and electricity generation. Reuters reported that operations restarted on 30 November 2025, with gas again being sent to power stations.
Earlier shutdowns at Khor Mor have had wider effects. According to a regional government publication, they led to fewer hours of available electricity in some areas and to higher prices for cooking gas.
