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Business as usual at Khor Mor

despite latest rocket strike

KURDISTAN UAE-BASED operator Dana Gas said this week Several attacks took place in quick succes-
that it was business as usual at its Khor Mor gas sion during June with rocket strikes targeting a
field and processing facilities in the Kurdistan refinery belonging to Kurdish firm KAR Group
region of northern Iraq despite another rocket and the home of CEO Baz Karim Barzanji amid
strike in the area. reports that he had been holding high-level talks
On July 26 it issued a statement to the Abu for the export of gas via Turkey, with the assis-
Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) saying: “Dana tance of Israel and the US.
Gas informs the market that two small rockets The latest strike comes just a few weeks after
landed within the Khor Mor Block in the Kurdis- another rocket was reported to have derailed
tan region of Iraq on the evening of Monday, July expansion efforts at the field.
25 [...] There were no injuries, and production Speaking during an online event organised
operations continue as normal.” by Columbia University, Mohammad Makkawi,
Meanwhile, Kurdistan Regional Government managing director of Kurdistan operations for
(KRG) spokesman Lawk Ghafuri said that the the Crescent Petroleum joint venture (JV), said
attack had not resulted in any damage, noting that no damage had been done. “It is business as
that an investigation was underway to identify usual … The security forces have identified the
the perpetrators. party behind it and are in communication with
Persistent security concerns at the asset come the authorities to stop these childish acts. The
amid ongoing political unrest throughout Iraq, operations never stopped,” he said.
with neighbouring Iran – and affiliated groups The KM250 project aims to increase capacity
within Iraq – taking such measures as pre-emp- at the field from 450mn cubic feet (12.7mn cubic
tive threats against the KRG expanding its gas metres) per day to 700 mmcf (20 mcm) per day
sector. by May 2023.™

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