ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Norwegian oil firm DNO announced on Thursday that it had restored production in oil fields in the Kurdistan Region, which were targeted by drone attacks in July, adding that it plans to dig more wells to increase production to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd).
“In Kurdistan, gross production at the Tawke license, where DNO holds a 75 percent operating interest, averaged 46,600 boepd [barrels of oil equivalent per day] in the third quarter of 2025, down 38 percent from the previous quarter following damage from drone strikes in mid-July. With rapid repairs, gross production has been restored to approximately 75,000 boepd currently,” said the Norwegian firm in a statement.
Oil fields in the Kurdistan Region have repeatedly come under attack by explosive-laden drones in recent months believed to be launched by pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq.
DNO’s Tawke and Peshkhabur fields in the Kurdistan Region’s northern Duhok province were among the main targets. The Norwegian firm noted Thursday that it is planning more drilling in both fields.
“Drilling at the Tawke and Peshkabir fields will restart by yearend with the DQE-51 and Sindy rigs mobilized to drill eight wells in 2026.