Drone Landing on BP (BP) Iraq Field Prompts Staff Evacuation

is among the 10 most undervalued stocks to buy and hold for 10 years. On March 5, three Iraqi oil industry sources told Reuters that BP PLC (NYSE:BP) evacuated its foreign staff from Iraq’s giant Rumaila oilfield after two unidentified drones landed inside the field. “We are taking all necessary steps to support our partners and ensure the safety of our people,” a representative from BP PLC (NYSE:BP) said about the indecent, adding, “We are continuously assessing the situation, have been communicating with those people under our duty of care and will address them directly should there be a need for any change.”

The reported evacuation was staged amid recent military actions in the Middle East. Iraq had cut oil production by nearly 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd), according to the country’s oil officials, with cuts expected to increase to 3 million bpd within days as the country runs out of storage. Output at Iraq’s largest oil field, Rumaila, which normally stands at around 1.4 million bpd, was reduced by 700,000 bpd.

An oil drilling platform. Photo by Jan-Rune Smenes Reite on Pexels.

BP Plc (NYSE:BP) is a global energy company engaged in oil and gas production, marketing, and trading. The company also engages in a wide variety of businesses, including aviation fuel products and services, convenience and retail fuel, EV charging, Castrol lubricants and fluids, midstream, crude oil production, refining and oil trading, and bioenergy, among others.