Energy producers shut down almost 35% of the US Gulf of Mexico’s crude oil production and more than 32% of natural gas supplies ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal making a southern Louisiana landfall on June 7. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now More than 635,000 b/d of crude and 878 MMcf/d of gas were shut in ahead of Cristobal’s move onshore, according to the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, as operators evacuated 188 platforms and rigs in the Gulf — roughly 30% of the US Gulf’s total platforms with working personnel. Cristobal battered southern Mexico and shut down ports over the past week, before moving […]