Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as infrastructure damage forced multiple shutdowns.

Fresh drone strikes have struck three of Iraq's oil fields on Wednesday, in what has become a string of UAV and missile attacks across the Middle Eastern country's Kurdistan region. The Iraqi Kurdistan counter-terrorism forces said that within 15 minutes at 6 am local time (5 am CEST) on Wednesday,

Drone attacks have halted several oilfields in Iraq's Kurdistan region, reducing crude output by up to 150,000 barrels per day. The attacks, targeting key oil infrastructures, remain unclaimed. Major energy firms like Gulf Keystone and DNO have ceased operations,