Oil Production in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region: Before the War and Now

Apr 2, 2026 | Mahmood Baban
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Wednesday's drone strike on the Sarsang oil field in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province - the latest in a series of attacks on energy infrastructure across Iraq and the Region - has accelerated what is now a near-total collapse of the Region's oil output. International oil companies have suspended operations, evacuated staff, and shut down fields, reducing combined Iraq and Kurdistan’s exports to barely a tenth of pre-war levels.

One month into the US-Israel war with Iran, the impact on global oil and gas markets has been severe. Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - whose economies rely heavily on oil revenues - have seen combined output drop by around 3.2 million barrels per day. From roughly 4.5 million bpd before the conflict, only about 400,000 barrels per day are now reaching export markets.