By John Lee.
Shell has reportedly evacuated its foreign staff who had been working at the Basra Gas Company (BGC).
BGC executives told Reuters that around 60 staff were flown out on Wednesday after workers who had been laid off staged a protest.
Shell has a 44-percent stake in the $17-billion, 25-year BGC project, with Iraq’s South Gas Company (SGC) having 51 percent, and Japan’s Mitsubishi 5 percent.
(Source: Reuters)