oil companies in Iraq “evacuate” part of the staff

An illustration of the concern that wins the whole region after the American strikes in Iran. Oil companies in southern Iraq have “evacuated” Part of their foreign staff announced on Monday, June 23, the authorities of the sector, specifying, however, that their activities were not affected. The British giant BP, the Italian Eni and the Totalnergies French are cited in the press release from the Basra Oil Company, a Iraqi state body supervising oil operations in the province of Bassora, the main region of extraction of hydrocarbons in this country neighboring Iran.

The announcement comes in an explosive regional context, after the starting of a war between Iran and Israel, then the American strikes on Sunday on Nuclear sites in Iran on June 13. But neither the Russian oil giant Lukoil nor the Chinese companies have changed their presence, continues the press release from the Basra Oil Company.

On the Totalnergies sites, the Basra Oil Company evokes “An evacuation of 60% of the staff, in anticipation of any unexpected, without impact on oil operations.”

Exfiltration of BP employees “Do not impact the production process, Iraqi staff carrying out all operating and surveillance operations” necessary “In remote cooperation” With the British operator, also provides the Iraqi organization, and the 98 ENI employees remain in office (against 260 usually), “”work normally (…) in cooperation with Iraqi staff. “