24 Percent Of U.S. Oil Production In The Gulf Of Mexico Is Still Offline

Offshore oil production off the U.S. Gulf Coast remains shut in by 24% in the wake of Tropical Storm Cristobal, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday. About 23% of natural gas remains shut in. For oil production, this equates to more than 430,000 barrels per day. For natural gas, 619 million cubic feet per day remains offline. Those figures are down from 31% for crude oil and 33% for natural gas that were shut in on Tuesday. In total, 61 production platforms of the 643 manned platforms are still evacuated in…