The company Exxon Mobil is considering withdrawing completely from Russia by June 24, following an earlier decision by the US group to suspend its oil and gas-related activities in the country, two sources told Reuters today. have knowledge of the company’s plans.
Exxon Mobil last month fired its US-American employees from Russia after Moscow launched what it described as a “special military operation” in Ukraine. He had not announced a timetable for their departure.
The initial departures included personnel from the oil and gas sectors on the island of Sakhalin in the Russian Far East, including the Sakhalin 1 project.
It is currently considering how to halt its other business activities in Russia, which include sales of popular Mobil lubricants by June 24, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Exxon Mobil did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Exxon Mobil had more than 1,000 employees across Russia, with offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, according to the company’s website.
Discussions over its withdrawal from Russia began after dozens of Western companies – from Apple and Boeing to BP, Shell and Equinor – ceased operations or announced plans to close in Russia.
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