{"id":22723,"date":"2024-11-07T06:04:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T06:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=800368"},"modified":"2024-11-07T06:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T06:04:40","slug":"about-17-of-gulf-of-mexico-oil-production-shut-due-to-hurricane-rafael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/11\/07\/about-17-of-gulf-of-mexico-oil-production-shut-due-to-hurricane-rafael\/","title":{"rendered":"About 17% of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Shut Due to Hurricane Rafael"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/oil-workers-killed-on-talos-580x387.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/oil-workers-killed-on-talos.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2024\/11\/07\/800368.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2024\/11\/07\/800368.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">About 17% of crude oil production and 7% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in response to Hurricane Rafael, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Energy producers had shut in 304,418 barrels per day of oil production and nearly 131 million cubic feet of natural gas from Gulf waters, the bureau said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"catastrophe,energy,hurricane,natural-disasters,oil-gas\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tr-strong\">Rafael, a <\/span>Category 3 hurricane<span class=\"tr-strong\">, was located about 70 miles (110 km) south of Havana in Cuba, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), per the latest advisory from the U.S. National Hurricane Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tr-strong\">Oil and gas producers <\/span>began shutting<span class=\"tr-strong\"> U.S. Gulf of Mexico output and pulling workers off platforms this week ahead of a late-season storm threatening offshore fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tr-strong\">Eleven production platforms, about 3% of the Gulf of Mexico total, and one drilling rig were evacuated, the offshore regulator said, citing reports from producers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tr-strong\">The U.S. Gulf of Mexico accounts for about 15% of all domestic oil production and 2% of natural gas output, according to federal data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/catastrophe\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Catastrophe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/natural-disasters\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Natural Disasters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/energy\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Energy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/oil-gas\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Oil Gas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/hurricane\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Hurricane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/location\/mexico\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Mexico<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"800368\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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