Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it evacuated about 360 non- essential staff from the eastern Gulf over the past two days. Production wasn't affected, according to an e-mailed statement from Shell, Europe's largest oil company by market value.
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Royal Dutch Shell pulled out 400 workers from the eastern and central Gulf of Mexico as a precautionary measure but said offshore production was unaffected.
Shell pulls more workers due to storm; no output shut
Shell Oil Co pulled an additional 200 workers from the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday due to the threat from Tropical Storm Fay, the company said in a statement.