BP cuts production in the Gulf of Mexico and evacuates platform personnel due to Hurricane Isaias
智通财经2026/10/09 13:06BP has announced a temporary reduction in oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and has evacuated all personnel from its Na Kika and Thunder Horse offshore platforms to prepare for Hurricane Isaias. As the storm intensifies, oil producers throughout the Gulf of Mexico are cutting production and evacuating workers from offshore facilities. The hurricane is expected to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. On Thursday, BP also reported evacuating non-essential staff from its Argos, Atlantis, and Mad Dog platforms. Meanwhile, Shell, Chevron, and Harbour Energy have suspended partial operations at some facilities and evacuated some staff. According to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, as of Thursday morning, approximately 1.28 million barrels per day of offshore crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico had been suspended, accounting for 62.9% of the region’s current offshore crude oil output.
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