Three oil fields hit with drone attacks in Kurdistan
"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. pic.twitter.com/Di3itNFONp — 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.
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