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BP evacuating non-essential personnel from U.S. Gulf on storm threat

Reuters - UK Focus

HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Oil giant BP said on Friday it has started securing facilities and evacuating non-essential personnel from its drilling rigs and platforms in U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . Gulf of Mexico as a precaution against a storm threat.

All other major producers in the area said they were still monitoring the weather and had not evacuated anybody.

The National Hurricane Center said a disturbance near Cuba has a 20 percent chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours. (Reporting By Terry Wade and Liz Hampton)