Hurricane Isaias is approaching the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, prompting major producers to cut output and evacuate staff. BP said it has temporarily reduced Gulf production and evacuated all personnel from Na Kika and Thunder Horse, and removed non-essential staff from Argos, Atlantis and Mad Dog. Shell, Chevron and Harbour Energy have suspended production at some facilities and withdrawn personnel. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said about 1.28 mln bpd of offshore crude, or 62.9% of curr

Hurricane Isaias is approaching the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, prompting major producers to cut output and evacuate staff. BP said it has temporarily reduced Gulf production and evacuated all personnel from Na Kika and Thunder Horse, and removed non-essential staff from Argos, Atlantis and Mad Dog. Shell, Chevron and Harbour Energy have suspended production at some facilities and withdrawn personnel. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said about 1.28 mln bpd of offshore crude, or 62.9% of current Gulf offshore output, was shut in as of Thursday morning. Isaias is expected to make landfall Friday or early Saturday along the northern Gulf coast.