LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Spreading unrest in Egypt has ledBritish energy firms BG Group and BP to pull 160expatriate staff out of the country.
BG Group, which sources a fifth of its total production fromEgypt, is taking 100 non-essential expatriate staff out of thecountry, a spokesman said.
The firm has about 150 expatriate staff, includingdependents, in Egypt, and the evacuation is temporary, it said.
"Operations are continuing unaffected despite recentevents," a BG Group spokesman said.
BP also plans to withdraw a number of non-essential foreignstaff on a temporary basis.
A source with knowledge of evacuation plans said 40 of BP'sessential expatriate staff will remain and that its office inCairo remains open.
No impact on production is expected, he said.
BP typically has about 100 staff in Egypt, includingdependents.