RE: DNO11 Dec 2025 10:37
Drilling starts next week - reported 4mins ago by Kurdistan24
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO announced on Thursday that it will begin drilling eight new oil wells at the Kurdistan Region’s Tawke field next week, marking the company’s largest operational expansion since production activities were disrupted more than two years ago.
In a statement published on its official website on Thursday, the company said that, after a prolonged halt linked to the suspension of Kurdistan’s oil exports in 2023, full drilling operations are now set to resume in Duhok province.
According to the company, two major DNO drilling rigs have already been mobilized to launch the new campaign. Drilling is expected to continue through 2026, with the company projecting a 25% increase in production capacity, equivalent to an additional 100,000 barrels per day once the new wells come online.
DNO said cumulative output from the Tawke field has exceeded 500 million barrels, reinforcing the asset’s position as one of the Kurdistan Region’s most productive fields.
Bezhên Masawer Rahmani, the company’s Operations Manager, said that although DNO currently produces around 80,000 bpd, its long experience at Tawke strengthens confidence that output can be increased significantly once new drilling is completed.