With new pipeline work, Baghdad moves toward purchase of Khor Mor gas
The consortium operating Kurdistan's most prolific gas field is negotiating a potentially paradigm-shifting deal to sell directly to Baghdad.
Workers at the federal government's Oil Pipelines Company work on a pipeline spur in Kirkuk in October 2023. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry)
Iraq's Oil Ministry has completed a pipeline spur to connect the Khor Mor gas field with federal infrastructure in Kirkuk, highlighting the potential for oil and gas companies in the Kurdistan region to seek new commercial arrangements with Baghdad as the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) falls severely behind on payments.
The new pipeline spur is only 1 kilometer long and 16 inches in diameter, according to the Oil Ministry, but it makes a key connection between existing pipeline networks and federal infrastructure — creating the possibility for gas to be pumped from Khor Mor to Kirkuk for power generation.
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