Shell restarts Gulf of Mexico assets ahead of schedule
Production at Mars and Ursa in the US Gulf of Mexico has resumed, following outages as a result of damage sustained during Hurricane Ida.
Hurricane Ida
Oil climbs as US supplies slow to return after Ida’s battering
Oil climbed toward $70 a barrel after a run of three weekly gains as investors tracked the slow restoration of supplies in the Gulf of Mexico and the outlook for demand and inventories over the fourth quarter.
VIDEO: Hurricane Ida’s wild ride
A video shows the damage caused by Hurricane Ida on the US Gulf Coast.
Gulf oil spill shows risk from 18,000 miles of abandoned pipe
An oil spill unleashed by Hurricane Ida is highlighting longstanding concerns about the more than 18,000 miles of decommissioned pipelines that still snake through the Gulf of Mexico, even though they no longer transport crude and natural gas.
Big numbers, big waves, big deal
Energy Voice Out Loud, under the tender new management of Allister, took a look at the big numbers coming out of OGUK’s big report this week. Imports are rising, it seems, but politics remain a tangled web. Are companies too scared of allegations of greenwashing to make the case for the energy industry?
ExxonMobil taps strategic oil reserve after Ida shuts Gulf output
ExxonMobil is tapping the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to revive gasoline production in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida left much of the devastated state’s refining and oil production offline.
Hurricane-hit US oil industry examines damage, crude price volatility expected
Oil and gas producers, and refineries that fuel the US, are assessing the impact on operations after the passage of Hurricane Ida, with peak daily supply curtailment of 1.8 million barrels per day recorded in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of the disruption price volatility can be expected in global crude markets.
US Gulf oil producers, refiners shut as hurricane Ida comes ashore
Oil and natural gas explorers in the US Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana refineries have shut production as Hurricane Ida crashed ashore.