KONTAN.CO.ID - BEIJING. China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), a top investor in Iraqi oil, has pulled about 20 employees from the West Qurna-1 field operated by U.S. major Exxon Mobil amid a jump in regional tensions, a company source familiar with the matter said. The move was made on Sunday following the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week. Iran early on Wednesday launched missile attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in retaliation, fuelling fears of a wider conflict. "CNPC pulled out its staff from West Qurna on Jan. 5, following Exxon's direction as they are the operator, right after the U.S. killing of Soleimani," the Beijing-based source said on Wednesday.
China's CNPC pulls staff from Iraq oilfield amid Mideast tensions
KONTAN.CO.ID - BEIJING. China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), a top investor in Iraqi oil, has pulled about 20 employees from the West Qurna-1 field operated by U.S. major Exxon Mobil amid a jump in regional tensions, a company source familiar with the matter said. The move was made on Sunday following the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week. Iran early on Wednesday launched missile attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in retaliation, fuelling fears of a wider conflict. "CNPC pulled out its staff from West Qurna on Jan. 5, following Exxon's direction as they are the operator, right after the U.S. killing of Soleimani," the Beijing-based source said on Wednesday.