DNO ASA temporarily suspended production from Tawke field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
The suspension follows three explosions early in the morning, one involving a small storage tank at Tawke and the other involving surface processing equipment at Peshkabir. There have been no injuries, the company said in a release July 16.
Damage assessment is under way and DNO expects to restart production once the assessment is completed.
Tawke field predominantly features the Cretaceous Bekhme and Qamchuqa formations, with some contributions from the younger Tertiary Jeribe formation, hydrocarbons from the Peshkabir field reside in the Cretaceous Shiranish and also Qamchuqa formations. All these formations are characterized as naturally fractured carbonate reservoirs containing medium gravity crude.
Gross production in 2024 from the Tawke license averaged 78,615 bo/d.
DNO operates the Tawke license containing Tawke and Peshkabir fields with 75% interest. Genel Energy plc holds the remaining 25%.
