Platform shut-ins in the Gulf of Mexico have reached 82.4 percent of oil production, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported , with 56.92 percent of gas production also shut in ahead of two tropical storms heading that way. Some 281 offshore platforms have been evacuated as storms Marco and Laura make their way through the Gulf. According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, storm Marco has begun to weaken while Maura is growing stronger. Marco has therefore been downgraded to a tropical depression, expected to dissipate by tomorrow. Laura, on the other hand, has the potential to grow into a hurricane, possibly a Category 2. Refiners on the Gulf Coast are also preparing for a hurricane, Bloomberg reported Monday, with some shuttering processing units, securing equipment, or checking their emergency protocols. The shut-ins could lead to a cut of some 1 million bpd in […]