(WO) – Two attacks on Gulf-region energy assets in as many days have disrupted gas production in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region and damaged a UAE-operated vessel. No group has claimed responsibility for either incident, and there is no indication they are connected.
Production at the Khor Mor gas facility in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq remains suspended after a suspected drone attack on the night of Nov. 8 caused a fire, according to Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, joint operators of the Pearl Petroleum Consortium. The fire has been put out, no personnel were injured, and damage is being assessed. Pearl Petroleum said it is coordinating with the Kurdistan Regional Government and federal authorities.
On Nov. 10, an ADNOC Logistics & Services vessel was damaged in an attack in UAE territorial waters in the Arabian Gulf. The company has not identified the vessel, reported injuries or said who carried out the attack, and response efforts are ongoing. The same day, UKMTO reported that an unidentified tanker was hit by a projectile about 19 nmi northeast of Lima, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, with all crew reported safe. The Joint Maritime Information Center has kept its Hormuz threat level at severe and warns further deliberate attacks are highly likely.
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