Posted on July 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff
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Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district, Sulaimani province, Iraqi Kurdistan.
Photo: Arabian Oil and Gas
SULAIMANI, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— Three Katyusha rockets hit a Emirati-owned gas complex in Chamchamal district of Sulaimani province in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Saturday for the fourth time in two months, according to Iraqi Kurdish officials.
The site owned by UAE energy company Dana Gas was targeted three times by rockets in June, with no casualties or damage.
No group has claimed responsibility for either attack, but Shiite armed groups backed by Iran, according to Iraqi officials, have claimed similar strikes in Kurdistan region in the past.
Dana Gas said on Tuesday that “two small rockets landed within” the field, but that “there were no injuries and production operations continue as normal.”
The company announced on June 27, that it has temporarily halted its the KM 250 expansion project in the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan after it was attacked three time by rockets.
The gas field is located between Kirkuk and Sulaimani in an area governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
Several unclaimed attacks have targeted energy infrastructure in Iraqi Kurdistan in recent months.
On June 26, 2022, six rockets had hit the Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district.
On June 24, 2022, a Katyusha rocket targeted Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district in Sulaimani governorate.
On June 22, 2022, Two Katyusha rockets targeted Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district.
In May 2022, sources said there was “minor material damage” at the Kawergosk refinery northwest of Erbil following a rocket attack. The refinery is owned by Iraqi Kurdish businessman Baz Karim Barzanji, CEO of major domestic energy company the KAR Group, who has close ties with ruling Barzani clan.
On April 6, 2022, three rockets landed near Kawergosk oil refiner, no casualties or material damage reported.
On March 13, Iranian forces launched 12 ballistic missiles at Erbil, claiming the attack was in response for an Israeli military attack in Syria that killed Iranian military personnel. But most of the missiles hit a villa owned by Sheikh Baz.
The assaults have come amid a simmering oil dispute between Kurdistan and the federal government in Baghdad.
On February 22, 2022, Iraq’s Supreme court deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional and demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over their crude supplies.
According to a court ruling, the Kurdish authorities in Erbil must hand over all crude from the KRG and nearby territories to Iraq’s federal government, which is represented by the oil ministry in Baghdad.
Oil contracts between the KRG and oil firms, foreign parties, and states were declared null and void by the court verdict. Exploration, extraction, export, and sale agreements are all included, according to the court.
The KRG has repeatedly rejected the federal court ruling. In 2007, the Kurdistan region adopted an oil and gas law, allowing it to manage and develop its own natural resources.
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SULAIMANI, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— Three Katyusha rockets hit a Emirati-owned gas complex in Chamchamal district of Sulaimani province in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Saturday for the fourth time in two months, according to Iraqi Kurdish officials.
The site owned by UAE energy company Dana Gas was targeted three times by rockets in June, with no casualties or damage.
No group has claimed responsibility for either attack, but Shiite armed groups backed by Iran, according to Iraqi officials, have claimed similar strikes in Kurdistan region in the past.
Dana Gas said on Tuesday that “two small rockets landed within” the field, but that “there were no injuries and production operations continue as normal.”
The company announced on June 27, that it has temporarily halted its the KM 250 expansion project in the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan after it was attacked three time by rockets.
The gas field is located between Kirkuk and Sulaimani in an area governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
Several unclaimed attacks have targeted energy infrastructure in Iraqi Kurdistan in recent months.
On June 26, 2022, six rockets had hit the Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district.
On June 24, 2022, a Katyusha rocket targeted Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district in Sulaimani governorate.
On June 22, 2022, Two Katyusha rockets targeted Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district.
In May 2022, sources said there was “minor material damage” at the Kawergosk refinery northwest of Erbil following a rocket attack. The refinery is owned by Iraqi Kurdish businessman Baz Karim Barzanji, CEO of major domestic energy company the KAR Group, who has close ties with ruling Barzani clan.
On April 6, 2022, three rockets landed near Kawergosk oil refiner, no casualties or material damage reported.
On March 13, Iranian forces launched 12 ballistic missiles at Erbil, claiming the attack was in response for an Israeli military attack in Syria that killed Iranian military personnel. But most of the missiles hit a villa owned by Sheikh Baz.
The assaults have come amid a simmering oil dispute between Kurdistan and the federal government in Baghdad.
On February 22, 2022, Iraq’s Supreme court deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional and demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over their crude supplies.
According to a court ruling, the Kurdish authorities in Erbil must hand over all crude from the KRG and nearby territories to Iraq’s federal government, which is represented by the oil ministry in Baghdad.
Oil contracts between the KRG and oil firms, foreign parties, and states were declared null and void by the court verdict. Exploration, extraction, export, and sale agreements are all included, according to the court.
The KRG has repeatedly rejected the federal court ruling. In 2007, the Kurdistan region adopted an oil and gas law, allowing it to manage and develop its own natural resources.
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