Iraqi commandos inspect the area of Well 4 in the Fauqa field, whose reserves are estimated at 1.55 million barrels. (Credit: AFP)
This was the fifth targeted attack within a week in Iraqi Kurdistan, significantly disrupting oil production in this autonomous region. Early Wednesday, July 16, drone attacks hit three oil fields in the Zakho district: two on the Peshkabir site and a third on the nearby Tawk field, both operated by Norwegian company DNO, according to Kurdish anti-terrorist forces. The day before, the Sarsang site was ravaged by flames after a similar strike, while another also hit the Khurmala field on Monday, one of the region's most important.These five oil installations alone account for about 70 percent of Kurdistan's current oil production. On the same day, a drone was shot down near Erbil airport, which hosts American troops from the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State. Read more ‘The Mobius Strip,’ or how the...
This was the fifth targeted attack within a week in Iraqi Kurdistan, significantly disrupting oil production in this autonomous region. Early Wednesday, July 16, drone attacks hit three oil fields in the Zakho district: two on the Peshkabir site and a third on the nearby Tawk field, both operated by Norwegian company DNO, according to Kurdish anti-terrorist forces. The day before, the Sarsang site was ravaged by flames after a similar strike, while another also hit the Khurmala field on Monday, one of the region's most important.These five oil installations alone account for about 70 percent of Kurdistan's current oil production. On the same day, a drone was shot down near Erbil airport, which hosts American troops from the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State. Read more ‘The Mobius Strip,’ or how...
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