Russian Oilmen Unafraid of Iraqi Hazards

... 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 ... ... company fulfilled to the letter. Gazprom Neft is somewhat unique among foreign operators by working both with Baghdad and Erbil in Kurdistan. Late last summer, the port of Basrah saw off the Sea Triumph , a tanker chartered by LUKOIL's marketing and sales ...