About 10% of Gulf of Mexico oil, gas supply shut in by storm

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Washington-More than 159,000 b/d of US Gulf of Mexico oil production and 266,000 Mcf/d of natural gas production have been shut in due to Tropical Storm Gordon, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported Wednesday. The volume of supply shut in, accounting for over 9% of US Gulf oil production, increased only 2,000 b/d of oil equivalent from Tuesday’s report. Gas production shut in, accounting for more than 10% of Gulf gas output, increased by about 34,000 Mcf/d from Tuesday.