Chevron Evacuates American Oil Workers From Iraq

SAN RAMON, CA — Chevron announced Monday that it had pulled all American oil field workers from its facility in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq as a precaution, CNN reported.

The evacuation comes after the U.S. urged citizens to flee the area amid escalating tensions between the two countries, according to CNN. The U.S. killed well-known Iranian military chief Qasem Soleimani in an airstrike on Baghdad last week and the country vowed revenge.

"The safety of our people and facilities is Chevron's top priority globally," an unnamed Chevron spokeswoman told CNN.

The San Ramon-based company does not have oil workers outside of the Kurdistan Region.

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