Statoil Evacuating Eagle Ford Staff ahead of Hurricane Harvey
(Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland / Statoil)
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)
