Thursday, September 11, 2008

Ike shuts down oil and gas production in the gulf

Energy production in the Gulf of Mexico remained largely shuttered Thursday as energy companies scrambled to complete evacuations and shut down refineries in advance of Hurricane Ike.

Roughly 97 percent of all oil production in the Gulf and 93 percent of all gas production is shut down, according to the Minerals Management Service, the federal agency that oversees drilling. Gulf energy production has not fully resumed since Hurricane Gustav struck Louisiana over a week ago.    http://www.nola.com/hurricane-ike/index.ssf/2008/09/energy_industry_scrambles_to_s.html