Dana Gas has temporarily ceased production at the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) due to security concerns linked to the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran.
The company notified the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) that it coordinated this suspension with the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministries of Natural Resources and Electricity as a precautionary step.
Dana Gas stated that the plant is currently being purged and maintained in an operational state so that production can resume when conditions permit.
The announcement follows a joint statement from the Ministries of Natural Resources and Electricity, as cited by the Iraqi News Agency, confirming that Dana Gas halted natural gas deliveries from Khor Mor to electricity generation facilities as a result of the security situation.
According to the report, this temporary suspension of supply is expected to reduce the region’s electricity generation capacity by 2.5GW to 3GW.
In related developments, Shafaq News reported that oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through Turkey’s Ceyhan port have been suspended. Prior to this decision, export volumes stood at around 200,000 barrels per day.
Meanwhile, the Kurdistan 24 news portal reported that groups linked with the Islamic Resistance carried out several drone attacks throughout the Kurdistan Region over a three-day period.
The halt at Khor Mor comes after Dana Gas completed its KM250 gas expansion project at the site in October 2025.
The company increased gas output at Khor Mor to more than 700 million cubic feet per day (mcf/d) in January 2026, adding 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) to its net production. The expansion boosted Khor Mor’s capacity by 50%, bringing total processing capabilities to 750mcf/d.
Dana Gas announced in February 2026 that commissioning of a common-user pipeline at Khor Mor is expected in the second half of 2026, with group production projected to reach up to 75,000boepd once operational. This increase is based on higher utilisation rates across gas, condensate and liquefied petroleum gas production.
Other operators in the region have also halted activities. Reuters reported last week that DNO, listed in Oslo, Norway, suspended oil production at its Tawke and Peshkabir fields as a safety measure following strikes carried out by US and Israeli forces on Iran. Gross output from these fields averaged just over 77,000 barrels of oil per day during the final quarter of 2025.
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