The Norwegian company «DNO» announced today, Wednesday, that its crude oil sales in the Kurdistan region of Iraq increased to nearly double during the third quarter of 2026, following the resumption of production in late June after a suspension due to security reasons.
The company stated in its operational results that sales rose to 28,058 barrels of oil equivalent per day, compared to 14,449 barrels per day in the third quarter of 2025, after recording zero in the second quarter of 2026, according to «Reuters».
It added that the oil prices achieved in the region rose to $38.5 per barrel, compared to $31.2 in the same period last year.
In this context, total production at the Tawke and Peshkabour fields operated by the company increased to 73,219 barrels per day, compared to 46,572 barrels per day in the comparable period.
DNO had resumed production in the Kurdistan region in late June, after its suspension due to security reasons following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran in late February.