Exxon Mobil evacuates personnel from Middle East

Exxon's actions mark the latest corporate entity to suspend, scale down, or otherwise disrupt operations in the region in response to the conflict.

By Ben Whedon

Published: March 10, 2026 1:48pm

Oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil on Tuesday confirmed that it had evacuated nonessential personnel from the Middle East amid the ongoing war with Iran that has embroiled most of the region.

"Our first and highest priority is making sure our people remain safe, and we evacuated folks who weren't critical or essential to the operations that we were providing support for," CEO Darren Woods told Reuters.

Exxon's actions mark the latest corporate entity to suspend, scale down, or otherwise disrupt operations in the region in response to the conflict. Shipping giants Maersk and Cosco have suspending cargo bookings while many regional oil production firms have shuttered production due to Iranian targeting of their equipment.

Oil prices have fluctuated in recent days, rising well over $100 per barrel, but they have since fallen below that threshold.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.