Bad Weather Shuts In 71.5% of US Gulf of Mexico Oil Output, 58.8% of Natural Gas Production
JH Kim
Summary
- Bad weather in the US Gulf of Mexico led to a 71.5% shutdown in oil production.
- The 58.8% shutdown in natural gas production is disrupting energy supplies.
- Workers were evacuated from 129 offshore production facilities, causing widespread disruptions to oil and natural gas production operations.
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Bad weather has shut in 71.5% of oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico. Natural gas output has also been disrupted, with 58.8% of production offline, straining energy supplies.
Cointelegraph reported on October 9 that 71.5% of daily crude output from offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico was shut in. Natural gas production was also curtailed by 58.8%.
Workers were evacuated from 129 offshore production facilities, or about 35% of all staffed offshore production facilities.
The shutdowns were caused by severe weather, disrupting operations across oil and natural gas production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico region.
JH Kim
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