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Al Bawaba
16-07-2025
- Al Bawaba
Three oil fields hit with drone attacks in Kurdistan
ALBAWABA - Drones struck three oil fields in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region early Wednesday morning, Kurdish forces confirmed in a statement. Also Read Explosion at Sarsang oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan halts production "At 06:00 a.m. and 06:15 a.m. local time, two explosive-laden drones attacked" the Peshkabir oil field, which is run by the Norwegian oil group DNO, and at 7:00 a.m., a similar attack hit the Tawke field in Zakho district, Kurdistan's counterterrorism services revealed. On the other hand, a separate drone attack happened at 7:14 a.m., targeting a US-run oil field in Dohuk province. However, no casualties were reported. Thick black smoke billowed into the sky after a fire broke out at the DNO oilfield in the Kurdistan Region's northern Duhok province, following a drone attack early Wednesday morning. — Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) July 16, 2025 It is worth mentioning that on Tuesday, a drone attack targeted the Sarsang oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan, causing a halt in production. However, the blast didn't cause injuries. The American company operating the oil site, HKN Energy, revealed Tuesday that the drone attack occurred at around 7:00 a.m. local time at one of its production facilities.
Bloomberg
16-07-2025
- Bloomberg
Drones Hit DNO Oil Fields in North Iraq in Latest Attack Spree
Two oil fields operated by DNO ASA in northern Iraq were attacked by drones on Wednesday, a third such hit on energy installations in the region this week. Two drones attacked the Peshkabir field in the Kurdish region around 6am local time, Kurdistan Counter Terrorism said in a statement on its Facebook page. Another drone hit the Tawke project about an hour later, it said. There was some damage but no people were injured, the organization said.
