国际英语资讯:U.S. oil giant evacuates foreign workers out of oil field in southern Iraq
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Exxon">Exxon</span> <span word="Mobil">Mobil</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Qurna">Qurna</span> 1 <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Basra">Basra</span>, <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Arabiyah">Arabiyah</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Basra">Basra</span>, <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Arabiyah">Arabiyah</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Basra">Basra</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Qurna">Qurna</span> 1 <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> "<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>," <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Basra">Basra</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Arabiyah">Arabiyah</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="importers">importers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="expired">expired</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p>
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