Shell evacuates foreign staff from Iraq's Basra Gas project - executives

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell evacuated some 60 foreign staff from Iraq's Basra Gas Company as a security measure following a protest over delayed pay, company officials said on Thursday, adding production was unaffected.The staff were flown out of the country on Wednesday after workers protested at the headquarters of Basra Gas Company (BGC), a venture between state-owned South Gas Company, Shell and Mitsubishi , to demand payment of their delayed salaries, officials said. ..