Oil and Gas News from OilGasDaily.Com  
OIL AND GAS
ExxonMobil staff to return to work in Iraq: ministry
by Staff Writers
Baghdad (AFP) June 1, 2019

Foreign employees of US energy major ExxonMobil will return to work near Iraq's border with Iran Sunday, the oil ministry said, two weeks after being evacuated over tensions between Washington and Tehran.

"ExxonMobil accepted that the 83 employees evacuated will resume their posts from Sunday," spokesman Assem Jihad told AFP.

He said Iraqi authorities, which had slammed the decision to pull out the workers from the West Qurna oil field as political, have taken "the necessary security measures for their return".

ExxonMobil pulled out its expatriate employees from the southern oil field after the US ordered non-essential personnel to quit its diplomatic missions in the country on May 15.

Washington cited an "imminent" threat from Tehran-linked armed groups in Iraq as tensions fuelled by US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal spiked.

It came 10 days after the Pentagon deployed an aircraft carrier task force and B-52 bombers to the Gulf to fend off an unspecified alleged plot by Tehran to attack US forces or allies.

Oil ministry spokesman Jihad insisted that the absence of the foreign workers had not affected production as the bulk of the workforce is Iraqi.


Related Links
All About Oil and Gas News at OilGasDaily.com


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


OIL AND GAS
In Houston, tech and health are cures for the oil 'curse'
Houston (AFP) May 28, 2019
In the heart of Texas oil country, the city of Houston rode high on the oil boom, but then fell hard when the bottom dropped out of crude prices. But bit by bit America's fourth-largest city is weaning itself off its dependence on oil, betting instead on industries like healthcare and tech, even though black gold is never far from view in the birthplace of the American petroleum industry. In the southern part of town, the Texas Medical Center covers two square miles (more than five square kilome ... read more

Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.



Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

OIL AND GAS
Where there's waste there's fertilizer

When biodegradable plastic isn't

Electrode's 'hot edges' convert CO2 gas into fuels and chemicals

The secrets of secretion: isolating eucalyptus genes for oils, biofuel

OIL AND GAS
Renewables doesn't equal zero-carbon energy, and the difference is growing

Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals

Researchers gain key insight into solar material's soaring efficiency

Home automation using solar energy

OIL AND GAS
Can sound protect eagles from wind turbine collisions?

UK hits historic coal-free landmark

BayWa r.e. sells its first Australian wind farms to Epic Energy

The complicated future of offshore wind power in the US

OIL AND GAS
GE Hitachi begins vendor review of its BWRX-300 SMR with Canada's nuclear commission

World's second EPR nuclear reactor starts work in China

Bio-inspired material targets oceans' uranium stores for sustainable nuclear energy

Iran to increase uranium, heavy water production: official

OIL AND GAS
From Greta to Luisa, youths spearhead climate movement

Main EU parties adopt climate change as rallying cry

EU court rejects historic citizen's climate case

Counter-intuitive climate change solution

OIL AND GAS
US Postal Service to launch test of self-driving trucks

Tata Motors profits fall 47% amid Jaguar Land Rover China slowdown

Flying cars mooted for Paris' public transport network

German startup to offer electric air taxis 'by 2025'

OIL AND GAS
Storytelling, games make Iraq comeback on Ramadan nights

Long after guns fall silent, Mosul residents suffer hearing loss

Iraq warns of 'danger of war' as Iran's top diplomat visits

Three French IS members sentenced to death in Iraq

OIL AND GAS
Under the dome: Fears Pacific nuclear 'coffin' is leaking

North Korea slams 'war maniac' Bolton

US says N.Korea program violates UN resolutions, after Trump tweet

US, Japan, S. Korea start 'first-of-its-kind' naval drill









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.