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Italy's Eni monitoring Iraq's security situation
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Posted on June 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Eni is monitoring Iraq's security after the US embassy evacuation. The company operates the Zubair oil field with over 500 international workers.
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Eni is closely monitoring the security situation in Iraq, a spokesperson for the energy group said on Thursday after the United States decided to evacuate its embassy in the country.
"Eni does not comment on ongoing international political dynamics, but, as always, it closely monitors the situation in terms of security, according to strict standards and in line with international best practices," a spokesman for the group said.
Eni has been operating in Iraq on the Zubair oil and gas field since 2009 through a technical service contract. It currently has over 500 people operating in the country, most of whom are international workers.
(Reporting by Francesca Landini, editing by Gavin Jones)
Eni is closely monitoring the security situation in Iraq, especially following the US decision to evacuate its embassy.
Eni has been operating in Iraq on the Zubair oil and gas field since 2009 through a technical service contract.
Eni currently has over 500 people operating in Iraq, most of whom are international staff.
Eni does not comment on ongoing international political dynamics but monitors the security situation according to strict standards.
The monitoring was prompted by the United States' decision to evacuate its embassy in Iraq due to security concerns.
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