CNBC: Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq’s Basra
* A rocket landed at the headquarters for several global major oil companies, including U.S. giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq’s southern city of Basra early on Wednesday, wounding two Iraqi workers, police said.
* Police said the rocket was a short-range Katyusha missile that landed 100 metres from the section of the site used as a residence and operations centre by Exxon.
A rocket landed at the headquarters for several global major oil companies, including U.S. giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq’s southern city of Basra early on Wednesday, wounding two Iraqi workers, police said.
The rocket hit the Burjesia residential and operations headquarters west of the city, they said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
A security source said Exxon was preparing to evacuate some 20 foreign staff immediately.
Other companies operating at the site include Royal Dutch Shell and Italian Eni SpA, oil officials said.
Police said the rocket was a short-range Katyusha missile that landed 100 metres from the section of the site used as a residence and operations centre by Exxon.
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WNU Editor: Everyone is pointing fingers at Iranian backed militias behind these attacks .... Who is targeting U.S. forces and foreign oil companies in Iraq? (Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post). The problem is that the only ones who are going to get hurt are the Iraqis themselves. This is not how you win friends and allies, but I guess some in Iran have the view that since they cannot sell oil, no one else will.
More News On Foreign Oil Firms In Iraq Being Targeted In Rocket Attacks
The Latest: 40 evacuated after attack on Iraq Exxon site -- AP
Iraq rocket attack: oil firms begin evacuating staff from Basra site -- The Guardian
Staff evacuated as rocket strikes near foreign oil firms in Iraq -- Reuters
Rocket hits Basra oil headquarter site of Exxon, Royal Dutch Shell -- RT
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