- Oil producers are evacuating offshore production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as Tropical Storm Zeta strengthens and looks likely to threaten the U.S. later this week as a hurricane.
- BP, BHP, Chevron (NYSE:CVX), Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A, RDS.B) began withdrawing staff from their U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities.
- BP says it has started to shut-in production at its GoM platforms and assets; Shell has paused some offshore drilling in the area and is limiting movement of non-essential personnel to offshore platforms.
- BHP is evacuating non-essential workers from the Shenzi and Neptune offshore production platforms, and Equinor is shutting production on the Titan platform.
- Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) says it is implementing procedures to protect the environment and staff, without offering specifics.
- Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) reportedly has declared a force majeure event for some of its assets in the Gulf.