Kurdistan region reaches deal with Baghdad for liquefied gas supply after Kormor shutdown

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Kurdistan Region's Ministries of Electricity and Natural Resources announced on Friday that an agreement had been reached with the federal government in Baghdad to supply liquefied gas to the region. The deal is intended to offset the impact of a production halt at the Kormor gas field in Sulaymaniyah by UAE-based Dana Gas, which suspended operations citing security threats. In a joint statement, the two ministries said the disruption had cut off natural gas supplies to power generation stations, resulting in a loss of 2,500 megawatts of electricity production. They said a joint task force had been established to monitor the situation and reallocate electricity generation, transmission and distribution across governorates and local administrations. The Natural Resources Minister convinced the federal Ministry of Oil to provide liquefied gas to the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to the statement. The ministries said work was under way to restart production at the Kormor field as soon as possible. They also sought to reassure residents that no crisis was expected in gas supplies to the region. The Kormor field, operated by Dana Gas, had been a key source of natural gas for power generation in Sulaymaniyah before the recent shutdown.