Russian energy firms LUKoil and NOVATEK have confirmed they are evacuating their staff from Egypt, as the political crisis and unrest in the country continues.
LUKoil, Russia's largest privately owned oil firm, evacuated 15 staff members and their families from Cairo to Dubai on Sunday and plans to fly them to Moscow on Tuesday, and another employee will also leave soon.
NOVATEK says it will follow suit soon. "We have a special flight planned to bring all our employees home from Egypt today," the firm told RIA Novosti.
LUKoil has several projects in Egypt, the largest being the West Esh El Mallakha (WEEM) site in the Red Sea.
NOVATEK has a gas production joint venture with Egypt's Sarva near El Arish.
MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti)
