Tropical Storm Ida cuts US Gulf Coast oil production, refining operations

摘要

Roughly 75% of Louisiana refining capacity and nearly 95% of offshoreUS Gulf of Mexico oil production remained offline Aug. 30 as a result ofTropical Storm Ida, which caused widespread power outages aftermaking landfall as a major Category 4 hurricane the prior day.According to estimates from S&P Global Platts Analytics, about 2.2million b/d of refining capacity was offline, with the majority of plantswithout power from outside supplier Entergy.