Russian Oilmen Unafraid of Iraqi Hazards

... of Iraqi troubles. Keeping Abreast After large-scale fighting broke out in Iraq last summer, energy majors, among them ExxonMobil and BP, began withdrawing some of their personnel . Working in Iraq's southernmost part at the West Qurna second stage, Russia's LUKOIL Overseas also has evacuation plans, but is moving forward since the bloodshed has until now only swept over the country's north. The security alert is of course prominent in the red area and the corporation is prepared for the worst-case scenario,...