Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Oil firms evacuating US Gulf of Mexico staff as major hurricane looms- oil and gas 360

Oil firms evacuating US Gulf of Mexico staff as major hurricane looms

(BOE Report) – U.S. oil producers were scrambling on Monday to evacuate staff from Gulf of Mexico oil production platforms as the second major hurricane in two weeks was predicted to tear through offshore oil producing fields. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said a potential Tropical Cyclone in the Caribbean was expected to rapidly intensify over the gulf’s warm waters