Iraq Says Oil And Gas Output Isn't Affected by Exxon Evacuation - Bloomberg

Iraq Says Oil And Gas Output Isn't Affected by Exxon Evacuation - Bloomberg:

The evacuation of some Exxon Mobil Corp. workers from southern Iraq hasn’t affected output there or at other oil and gas fields, according the country’s energy minister.

Iraq’s Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban said in an interview that Exxon pulled about 80 people from the country, and oil and gas output continues unabated. “No single personnel from other foreign companies withdrew,” he said.

Exxon’s decision to pull staff is “precautionary and temporary,” said Abdul Jabbar Abbas Mohammed, who heads the operations committee of West Qurna-1 field which is operated in partnership with the U.S. company. The field is producing between 450,000 to 480,000 barrels a day and is operated by the Iraqi engineers, he said.