Prior to the storm's development, several oil and gas companies removed unneeded workers from offshore oil platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico; Shell Oil Company evacuated about 700 employees, while Noble Energy removed its workforce of about 300 people from two oil rigs.
风暴形成前，多家石油和天然气公司将北墨西哥湾海上石油平台非必需的工作人员撤离，壳牌石油疏散了约700名雇员，诺布尔能源从两个石油钻井平台上撤离了近300人。