Major U.S. oil producers on Tuesday began evacuating and shutting in production ...
HOUSTON - Major U.S. oil producers on Tuesday began evacuating and shutting in production at their deepwater Gulf of Mexico platforms in advance of a tropical disturbance expected to become a storm this week.
Chevron Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and BHP are removing staff from 15 offshore energy platforms, according to company statements. Shell said it evacuated non-essential staff on the Appomattox, Mars, Olympus and Ursa platforms and reduced oil production by about 2,535 barrels per day on its Mars and Olympus platforms. It expects minimal impacts to operations.
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