Chevron has temporarily evacuated expatriate staff and contractors from Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and heightened tensions in the Middle East, but said Monday its local staff continued work there. Major international oil companies have stepped up measures to protect staff at Middle Eastern oil facilities, particularly in Iraq, following last’s killing of the Iranian general in Baghdad by a US drone strike. Factbox: Commodity markets on tenterhooks as Persian Gulf risks surge Chevron’s operations are relatively distant from the tensions that have rocked Iraq, consisting mainly of exploration in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Chevron farmed down part of its interests in two Kurdistani licenses to Genel Energy last year. “As a precautionary measure, Chevron’s expatriate employees and contractors have left the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for the […]