Kurdistan Region Ministry of Natural Resources has emphasized that gas from KRG's fields should not be transferred without their consent, amid the completion of a gas pipeline in the Khor Mor field.

In a statement released on Monday, the Ministry clarified the contractual agreement with Dana Gas Company, stipulating that the company must not transport gas from the Kurdistan Region's fields to any location without the explicit consent of the KRG.

The Ministry further highlighted that the required amount of gas for production plants in the region has yet to be provided.

Regarding the pipeline's history, the ministry stated, "The pipeline in question has been in existence since the 1980s and has previously been used for candy transportation."

In a separate section of the statement, the Ministry of Natural Resources made it clear that on October 2, 2023, they officially conveyed to Dana Gas that "no gas from the region's fields should be transferred to any location, internally or externally, without the approval of the Ministry of Natural Resources."