LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch/Shell's steps to close down production at its Auger platform in the Gulfof Mexico have been completed, according to an emailedstatement from a spokeswoman.
Shell announced the shutdown of the 55,000 barrels a dayfacility on Wednesday so that it could connect a new oilfield,Cardamom, to Auger's infrastructure. Auger is scheduled torestart in the fourth quarter.