The first evacuations and crude oil shut-ins from deepwater platforms began Sept. 18 from the western Gulf of Mexico in advance of a tropical depression that’s coming on the heels of Hurricane Sally in the eastern Gulf. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The depression, which could strengthen to Tropical Storm Beta as early as Sept. 18, is meandering toward the Texas coastline just as oil producers are bringing crews back to platforms and rigs in the eastern Gulf and ramping production back up after Sally targeted Alabama and Florida. Shell said it initiated some evacuations and shut in production from its most western Gulf platform, Perdido, and will continue to monitor other facilities. “As a precautionary measure, […]