Chevron Corp and Anadarko Petroleum Corp said workers were being evacuated from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, but no oil production was shut in.


The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, or LOOP, which takes in an average of 1 million barrels of foreign crude from cargo ships daily, stopped offloading tankers shortly after noon CST Sunday (1800 GMT) due to deteriorating sea conditions, according to a spokeswoman.

The LOOP is the only U.S. port capable of handling the largest crude oil tankers.