CNPC 'evacuates' staff in Iraq

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) reportedly has started evacuating oil workers from some of its fields in Iraq, having seen one of their number hijacked amid a wave of deadly attacks by Sunni insurgents.

Operational risk: Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq
Operational risk: Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq
Published 17 June 2014, 14:33Updated 11 October 2016, 16:00
Middle East