Iraq orders Kurdistan oil operations to resume

<article data-history-node-id="441635" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-orders-kurdistan-oil-operations-resume" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-orders-kurdistan-oil-operations-resume" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iraq orders Kurdistan oil operations to resume</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered oil companies to resume operations in the Kurdistan region, according to a statement from his office.</p> <p>Several energy firms had halted oil and gas production at fields in Iraqi Kurdistan following repeated drone attacks on oilfields and energy infrastructure.</p> <p>The production shutdowns added to wider disruptions in Middle East energy supplies following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent US blockade on Iranian ports.</p> </div> </div> </article>