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Captured Post Date:
2026-04-04 05:16
Author:
Reuters
Content:
CompaniesBASRA, Iraq, April 4 (Reuters) - Two drones hit the ‌BP-operated (BP.L), opens new tab North Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq on Saturday, wounding ​three Iraqi workers, security ​and energy sources said.The attack ⁠took place shortly after ​another drone hit storage facilities ​west of the port city of Basra that belong to foreign ​oil companies, the sources ​said.The Reuters Power Up newsletter provides everything you need to know about the global energy industry. Sign up here.The drone strikes had no impact on ‌operations ⁠in this part of Iraq's giant Rumaila oilfield, as they targeted an equipment ​storage facility, ​said ⁠two Iraqi engineers working at the field.Foreign staff ​were evacuated following an ​earlier ⁠drone strike on the oilfield, sources told Reuters last ⁠month.Reporting ​by Aref Mohammed ​in Basra and Muayad Hameed; Editing by ​William Mallard and Joe BavierOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

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Captured Date
2026-05-24T12:04:09.000Z
Language
English