ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Production at the Kurdistan Region’s key Khor Mor gas field has been “restored to normal levels” and security at the facility has been strengthened, the UAE-based Dana Gas said on Wednesday, a week after an attack forced a shutdown and partial blackouts. 

A strike targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani’s Chamchamal district last week, shutting down production at the key field and slashing the Kurdistan Region’s electricity production for days. 

The strike was heavily condemned regionally and internationally, with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in particular appealing for defense systems at the key facility – the largest of its kind in the Kurdistan Region. 

“Production at the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has been restored to normal levels following the recent attack,” Dana Gas said in a bourse filing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). 

It stated that “strengthened security measures” have been implemented at the field by Erbil and Baghdad, thanking both governments for their efforts. 

The attack on Khor Mor slashed the Kurdistan Region’s power production by nearly 80 percent. The strike also disrupted power delivery to the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk, and Salahaddin.

On Sunday, the KRG announced the return of its landmark round-the-clock electricity program after the resumption of gas shipments from Khor Mor. 

A high-level investigative committee was directed by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani to probe the incident and conducted a field inspection at the site on Friday. The committee has yet to publish its findings. 

In mid-October, Dana Gas announced that it began commercial gas sales from a mega expansion project at Khor Mor, boosting capacity by 50 percent.

The Khor Mor field is the main producer of the Kurdistan Region’s electricity, with natural gas reserves of around 1.8 trillion cubic feet. It is operated by Dana Gas, which, alongside affiliate Crescent Petroleum, agreed to a deal with the KRG in 2007 to develop the Region’s gas capacities.