Shell halts offshore drilling as U.S. Gulf Coast braces for hurricane

Royal Dutch Shell Plcbegan shutting some of its offshore drilling operations on Sunday in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally, forecast to become a dangerous hurricane before making landfall on Tuesday, the company said.Shell's offshore production was unchanged and all personnel remained on production platforms, company spokeswoman Cynthia Babski said.Energy producers and communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast organized evacuations of residents and offshore workers on Sunday as they prepared for