KRG says oil production halted at Sarsang field following drone strikes

The Kurdistan Regional Government said that an "outlaw group in Iraq launched a terrorist attack on the HKN oil field in the Sarsang area," resulting in production being halted.

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HKN Energy-operated Duhok oilfield targeted in drone strikes

The Sarsang oilfield is operated by the US-based HKN Energy firm.

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Dana Gas, Crescent Petroleum sign long-term gas supply deals with Kurdistan Region industrial consumers

Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have signed 10-year gas sales agreements to supply up to 142 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas to cement and steel producers in the Kurdistan Region, with deliveries set to begin in the second half of 2027 from the Chamchamal field.

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GeoSpace Ep. 17 with Dr. Shwan Jamal Azeez: Can Kurdistan realize its energy ambitions?

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace podcast, host Mohammed A. Salih speaks with Dr. Shwan Jamal Azeez, an associate professor at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, about the uncertain future of the Kurdistan Region’s energy sector amid mounting security threats, legal battles, and contested federalism in Iraq.

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KRG’s $110 billion energy deal to enter implementation soon

The New Region understands that the American firms have been conducting preparation efforts for months and are scheduled to start operations at the beginning of 2026.

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Renewable energy would add ‘quarter of a million’ barrels to Iraqi oil exports: Oil ministry

"Iraq consumes approximately a quarter of a million barrels of crude oil per day for power generation, and the shift to clean energy ... will provide this amount for export," said an oil ministry advisor

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KRG offers assistance as Iraq hit by power outage

Aziz Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff to Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, cited "demand, load management, and consumption" as the root causes of Iraq's recurrent energy grid issues.

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Iraq’s federal court rejects lawsuit filed against Erbil-US multi-billion-dollar energy deals 

The lawsuit had demanded "a ruling declaring the contracts the [Kurdistan] Region signed with American oil companies regarding the development of the Miran and Topkhana-Kurdamir fields, dated May 19, 2025, unconstitutional, null and void

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Iraq doubles down on rejecting energy deal between KRG, US firms

Amid Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's noteworthy overseeing of multi-billion-dollar energy deals with US companies, Baghdad has reaffirmed that it considers such unilateral actions illegitimate and rejects them entirely.

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