As of June 7, workers have been evacuated from 185 production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico due to Storm Cristobol. As of June 7, workers have been evacuated from 185 production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico due to Storm Cristobol, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). That’s 28.77 percent of the 643 manned platforms in the region, the BSEE highlighted. So far, a total of three rigs have been evacuated, which is equivalent to 37.5 percent of the eight rigs of this type currently operating in the area, the BSEE outlined. From operator reports, the BSEE estimates that approximately 34.30 percent of the current oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has been shut in. This equates to 635,781 barrels of oil per day, according to the BSEE. The organization estimates that around 32.41 percent, or 878.32 million cubic feet […]