Hurricane Delta

U.S. energy companies begin restoring oil and gas output after hurricane

October 12, 2020

Reuters HOUSTON – U.S. energy companies were returning workers and restarting operations at storm-swept production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday, two days after Hurricane Delta barreled through the area. Chevron Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BHP Group all said workers were headed back to production platforms in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico. BHP expects to

Hurricane Delta shuts most U.S. offshore oil output in 15 years

October 9, 2020

Reuters HOUSTON – A large and powerful Hurricane Delta dealt the greatest blow to U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico production in 15 years, halting most of the region’s oil and nearly two-thirds of its natural gas output. Delta was packing 120 mile-per-hour (195 km) winds Friday as it churning through the Gulf’s prime oil-producing area toward landfall on coastal Louisiana

Oil prices head for 10% weekly jump on North America, Norway outages

October 9, 2020

Reuters LONDON – Oil prices fell on Friday, erasing an earlier rise but still leaving both benchmarks on track for their biggest weekly gains since early June on the back of supply cuts caused by a storm in the Gulf of Mexico and a strike of offshore workers in Norway. OK Brent was down 31 cents at $43.03 a barrel

Hurricane Delta steams across Gulf of Mexico, halting 80% of oil output

October 8, 2020

Reuters HOUSTON – Hurricane Delta raked across the prime U.S. offshore oil producing areas in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as energy companies pulled workers from offshore platforms and began securing coastal processing plants. The storm was about 400 miles (645 km) south of Cameron, Louisiana, and grinding toward the Louisiana coast at 14 miles per hour (22 kmh).

U.S. energy companies begin restoring oil and gas output after hurricane

Hurricane Delta shuts most U.S. offshore oil output in 15 years

Oil prices head for 10% weekly jump on North America, Norway outages

Hurricane Delta steams across Gulf of Mexico, halting 80% of oil output

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