Statoil Evacuating Eagle Ford Staff ahead of Hurricane Harvey

Statoil ASA said on Thursday it is evacuating staff from the Eagle Ford shale region as Hurricane Harvey moves closer to the Texas coast.

The Norway-based oil producer is securing its two drilling rigs in the shale region and will close wells on a case-by-case basis depending on flooding risk, though the company's goal would be to not close a well, said spokesman Erik Haaland.


(Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Editing by Paul Simao)