Iraq: The Exodus Begins as Foreign Oil Companies Exit Iraq on Security Concerns

May 15, 2019 | Julianne Geiger, OilPrice
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ExxonMobil is starting to evacuate its engineers working on Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field due to security concerns, according to Al Arabiya. Earlier in the day, S&P Global Platts reported that ExxonMobil was closely monitoring” the situation in Iraq, adding that BP and Chevron were also watching the situation closely. The exodus from Iraq comes after the United States ordered on Wednesday the evacuation of all non-essential government employees from Iraq citing security concerns, adding that the US embassy in Iraq would suspend visa services and would have a “limited ability to provide emergency services to US citizens in Iraq.”