Shell Ready to Shut Gulf of Mexico Platforms Ahead of Tropical Disturbance

Shell is preparing to shut in oil and gas production at two of its platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, days after resuming normal operations at other facilities in the area that were shut in ahead of Hurricane Francine. The supermajor said on Sunday that it is monitoring tropical Disturbance 35 for potential impacts on its assets and operations in the Gulf of Mexico. As a precautionary measure, Shell is preparing to shut in production at the Stones and Appomattox platforms and has begun evacuating non-essential personnel from its assets in the…