ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Operations and exports in the Kurdistan Region's northern Atrush and Sarsang oilfields have resumed, ShaMaran Petroleum, the Canadian stakeholder in both fields, said in a statement, pointing to a temporary suspension caused by regional tensions.
The Atrush field is currently producing approximately 37,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), with output expected to rise above 40,000 bpd in the near future, according to a Monday report from the company.
Conversely, production at Sarsang has dropped to 7,000 bpd after the field was struck twice during the Iran war, sustaining significant damage to storage facilities and production equipment, the firm added.
The working interests in the Atrush oil field are structured with ShaMaran holding 50 percent, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) holding 25 percent, and American company HKN Energy holding 25 percent as operator.
In the Sarsang field, HKN Energy holds a 62 percent interest as operator, while ShaMaran holds 18 percent and the KRG holds 20 percent.
Before the six-week conflict, at the start of February 2026, Atrush was producing 30,000 bpd, while Sarsang was producing 27,000 bpd. Production at the former has since risen, while at the latter it has fallen sharply.
According to the Monday report, HKN is continuously working to identify the most effective recovery path to restore the fields to full production capacity once the damage assessment is complete.
Moreover, it added that ShaMaran Petroleum, together with its partners, is closely monitoring the security situation in the region to safeguard its staff, as efforts are also ongoing to finalize a tripartite agreement between Baghdad and Erbil to secure oil exports at international market prices for all participating foreign oil companies.
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