ExxonMobil Evacuates Staff From Iraqi Oilfields

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Employees of energy giant ExxonMobil have begun evacuating from an oil field in the southern Iraqi province of Basra officials said Saturday.

The evacuation comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran. The U.S. has already ordered all nonessential diplomatic staff out of Iraq.

As tensions escalate there are concerns that Iraq, a country that still hosts more than 5,000 U.S. troops, but who is also home to powerful Iranian-backed militias who want those U.S. forces to leave, is at risk of hostilities breaking out.

An Iraqi oil official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said all those who are being evacuated are foreigners or Iraqis who hold additional national citizenships. The official did not give numbers but said that several groups had left.

An Iraqi security official confirmed that ExxonMobil’s employees are evacuating the West Qurna 1 oil field in Basra province, adding that “the vast majority of the evacuees are Americans.”

A media relations adviser at ExxonMobil headquarters in Irving, Texas said, “We continue to closely monitor. As a matter of practice, we don’t share specifics related to operational staffing at our facilities.”

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