Chevron pulling staff from Iraqi Kurdistan as IS advances


  • World
  • Friday, 08 Aug 2014

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius listens to his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh (not pictured) during their joint news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman July 19, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/Files

(Reuters) - Chevron Corp said on Thursday it was evacuating staff from the Iraqi Kurdistan region as Islamic State militants pushed into the area.

The company said it has pulled out some expatriate staff in Kurdistan after a safety review. It was not immediately clear if Chevron pulled its entire staff from the oil-rich region.

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