The crude extraction companies began evacuation of some platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in anticipation of the Tropical Storm Isaac. The storm is now near the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but the crude extraction facilities will be at risk, if Isaac head to the Gulf of Mexico and reach hurricane power. Currently the winds are at speed of 100 km/h and the speed of storm movement is 26 km/h with course North-West. The Tropical Storm Isaac will reach Cuba in a few hours and from there is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico, when will lose large of its power. However the BP (British Petroleum) evacuated a lot of its workers in the East and Central part of the Bay and started process of stopping the oil and gas extraction there. The same actions were taken from the other companies working on extraction and drilling into the Gulf – Murphy Oil Corporation and Royal Duch Shell.
Evacuation in the Gulf of Mexico because of the Tropical Storm Isaac
