ExxonMobil evacuated some staff from southern Iraq over fears of rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, although there is still little evidence to suggest any oil operations will be impacted. Exxon removed 60 workers from its West Qurna 1 project, and sent them to Dubai, according to Reuters. The evacuation comes in the wake of the U.S. withdrawing embassy staff from Baghdad, which the State Department said was in response to the threat of attack from Iran. But a top Iraqi official seemed a little perplexed by the decision. “Exxon Mobil’s…
