US GoM gas production cut by 35% as Storm Ida heads for Gulf Coast

摘要

US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producers are shutting in production and evacuating workers ahead of the weekend when Tropical Storm Ida is expected to increase in strength and hit the US Gulf Coast as a hurricane. Louisiana’s governor declared a state of emergency on Friday, with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) issuing storm surge watches from Sabine Pass to the Alabama/Florida border.