Baghdad/New York (CNN Business) ExxonMobil evacuated about 30 foreign engineers from Basra, Iraq, as a "temporary precautionary measure," the government-owned Basra Oil Company said Saturday.

The staff members were evacuated to Dubai and there are "no indicators that companies operating the oil fields are facing any security threats," the Basra Oil Company said.

The move will not affect production, project development or planned maintenance in the West Qurna oil field, it added.

The statement did not give details on what prompted the evacuation of the 30 workers.

ExxonMobil XOM The oil field is jointly run byand the Iraqi company, and employs 1,700 people including Iraqis and foreigners, the Basra Oil Company said.