2024-01-27T07:52:55+00:00
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/ Economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi warned on Saturday that the repeated attacks targeting the “Kormor” gas field in Sulaymaniyah Governorate undermine the efforts made by the Iraqi government to achieve self-sufficiency in natural gas.
Al-Marsoumi said in a post on social media, Facebook, today, that “the repeated bombing of the (Kormor) field, which is the largest gas field in the country, and the obstruction of its development undermines the efforts of the central government to achieve self-sufficiency in natural gas in Iraq.”
On Thursday evening, January 25, the “Kormor” gas field in Sulaymaniyah was attacked by an explosive drone, which led to a fire inside the field, which caused the gas production process to stop, and its supply to all power stations in the Kurdistan Region to stop.
US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski condemned, on Friday, the attack that targeted the “Kormor” gas field in Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region.
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, considered on Friday that the statements and condemnations regarding what the Kurdistan Region is being subjected to will not put an end to the “attacks of the enemies.”
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirms that his government is determined to eliminate the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction, and says that he is determined to make Iraq an “active player” in the global gas market.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani has confirmed on several occasions that the ministry is working to achieve self-sufficiency in gas within the next five years.
Despite Iraq’s low gas production, it ranks 12th in the world in terms of gas reserves, at 130.5 trillion cubic feet per day, according to data from the British oil company BP for 2016. Iraq consumes most of its gas to feed power stations, while importing the remaining needs from Iran.