### [2026-11-8](/feed/2026/11/8/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Production is temporarily suspended at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan after a liquefied petroleum gas storage tank at the site is hit by a drone. No group claims responsibility for the attack. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3373721/attack-iraq-gas-complex-disrupts-supply-regions-power-plants-authorities-say)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/production-suspended-iraqs-khor-mor-gas-field-after-drone-attack-sources-say-2026-11-08/)

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