HOUSTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Oil major BP on

Monday shut in oil and gas production at two U.S. Gulf of Mexico

platforms and curtailed output at two others ahead of a storm

predicted to become a major hurricane.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said a potential Tropical

Cyclone in the Caribbean was expected to intensify later this

week and become a major hurricane as it moves toward the

northeastern Gulf Coast.

BP joined Shell, Chevron, and Equinor in removing some staff

from U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production platforms ahead of what

could become hurricane Helene.