Chevron has begun shutting in production and evacuating crews from four sizeable US Gulf of Mexico platforms in advance of Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression 14, as the two emerging storms move north toward the Gulf Coast. “In preparation for the tropical weather, we have begun evacuating all personnel at our … operated Big Foot, Genesis, Jack / St. Malo and Tahiti platforms and are initiating our shut-in procedures at the four facilities,” Chevron said in a statement late Aug. 21. Non-essential personnel are being evacuated from the company’s Blind Faith and Petronius platforms, although production at those assets remains at normal levels, Chevron added. Earlier […]