The Iraqi Oil Field Managed By US Companies Becomes The Target Of Drone Attacks

Illustration of oil mines. (Unsplash-Zbynek Burival)

JAKARTA - An oil field in Iraq managed by a US company was hit by a drone strike on Tuesday, July 15.

As a result of the drone attack, one of the oil field facilities managed by HKN Energy in the Sarsang area, Duhok Province, caught fire and temporarily stopped operating.

"The operation at the affected facilities has been stopped until the location is secured," HKN Energy said in a statement, quoted from AFP.

The emergency response team revealed that this incident did not cause any casualties.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (SDA) Kurdistan stated that the attack was an act of terrorism against the vital economic infrastructure of the Iraqi region.

Yesterday, drone attacks targeted energy infrastructure to occur in Irbil Province, which is next door to Duhok.

In recent weeks, there have been a series of drone attacks and rockets targeting the Kurdistan region.

Iraq, which has long been hit by conflict, is known to have frequent such attacks, which are often linked to regional proxy seizures.