A spokesman for BP, which operates the giant Rumaila oil field near Basra, declined to comment. Rumaila produced around 1.5 million bpd as recently as April.
US major Exxon Mobil declined to comment on whether it was evacuating staff but said production"continues normally" at its West Qurna 1 oil concession in the south of the country near the Iranian border."We continue to watch the situation closely," a spokeswoman said. Schlumberger, which also works in southern Iraq, is evaluating the security situation, a spokesman said, declining to comment on the US call for citizens to evacuate. Last year it won a two-year contract to drill 40 wells for Basra Oil Co.
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