Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Oil companies in Iraqi Kurdistan began withdrawing more staff Friday as Islamic State (IS) fighters closed in on the regional capital and the United States authorized airstrikes against the group.
U.S. energy companies Chevron and Exxon Mobile said Thursday that they were evacuating some staff from Kurdistan. Shares of London-listed oil firms active in northern Iraq fell for a second day as other field closures and staff evacuations became more likely in a region seen until now as relatively secure compared to the rest of the country. |