US Gulf of Mexico oil, gas output shut-ins remain as E&Ps assess possible storm damages

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For a second consecutive day, barely any US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production has been restored Aug. 28 as upstream operator crews carefully inspect their output hubs and installations for potential damages from Hurricane Laura, a federal agency said. Fewer platforms remained evacuated, however – 257, down from 297 a day before, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said in its midday update. But production virtually remained the same as a day earlier – 1.559 million b/d of oil, or 84% of the US Gulf's total, as well as 1.628 Bcf/d of gas, or 60%, BSEE said. That indicates crews have begun repopulating the facilities to inspect them and are doing that prior to restarting production, BSEE spokeswoman Karla Marshall said. "Once the checks have been completed, production from undamaged facilities will be brought back online immediately," she said.