Damaged power lines and homes days after Hurricane Ida ripped through Grand Isle, Louisiana on Sept. 2.Leah Millis/Reuters
Energy companies on Tuesday had 79 per cent of U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude oil production still shut, or 1.44 million barrels per day, following Hurricane Ida, regulator Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said.
A total of 79 oil and gas production platforms in the U.S. Gulf remain evacuated due to Ida. About 78 per cent of natural gas production, or 1.74 billion cubic feet per day, was also offline.
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