Bloomberg: Global Energy Giants Flee Persian Gulf Facilities as Iran Threats Mount
Major energy firms including Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, and QatarEnergy have begun urgent evacuations of non-essential staff following targeted strikes on Gulf infrastructure
Major energy companies across the Persian Gulf are urgently evacuating non-essential staff and their families from key oil and gas facilities, citing heightened fears of Iranian retaliation, Bloomberg reported.
The moves include Japan’s top LNG buyer Jera pulling employees and families out of the region, QatarEnergy scaling back operations and staff at the massive Ras Laffan LNG complex, Saudi Aramco relocating personnel from sensitive sites including Ras Tanura, and similar precautionary reductions by ExxonMobil, ADNOC (UAE), and operators in Oman.
These evacuations follow recent Iranian drone and missile strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure, including a major UAE gas field set ablaze, and fresh threats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeting regional energy assets.
The developments come as the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, with no ceasefire in sight and the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to American, Israeli, and allied vessels, already triggering a global energy crisis and soaring oil prices.