ExxonMobil evacuated some staff from southern Iraq over fears of rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, although there is still little evidence to suggest any oil operations will be impacted. Exxon removed 60 workers from its West Qurna 1 project, and sent them to Dubai, according to Reuters . The evacuation comes in the wake of the U.S. withdrawing embassy staff from Baghdad, which the State Department said was in response to the threat of attack from Iran. But a top Iraqi official seemed a little perplexed by the decision. “Exxon Mobil’s evacuation is a precautionary and temporary measure. We have no indication over any dangers, the situation is secure and very stable at the oilfield which is running at full capacity and producing 440,000 bpd,” Ihsan Abdul Jabbar of Iraq’s South Oil Company, which owns the field, told Reuters. Exxon is the lead contractor on the project. […]