WSJ: Oil companies in the Middle East are tightening security as U.S. officials say American energy infrastructure in the region is a likely target for Iranian retaliation. Go buy all the gas you can today, fill your oil tanks. Prices ⤴️ #SaturdayThoughts wsj.com/articles/oil-f…
2-"A call by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for all U.S. citizens to leave Iraq is expected to affect staffing at Exxon Mobil Corp., which operates facilities in the country’s volatile southern region. The company should be able to maintain production with local workers.
3-"Exxon Mobil is closely monitoring the situation and has programs and measures in place to provide security to protect its people, a spokeswoman said. The company produces around 400,000 barrels of oil a day at the West Qurna 1 field in Iraq. Amid rising tensions in the country
4-"talks between Iraq and Exxon Mobil to build a roughly $50 billion oil operation have been stalled for months, according to people familiar with the matter." ~WSJ
