Approximately 69.76 percent of the current oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico remained shut in as of August 30. Approximately 69.76 percent, or 1.29 million barrels per day, of the current oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) remained shut in as of August 30, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) estimated. The BSEE first reported that U.S. GOM oil production had been shut in in response to the Marco and Laura storms on August 22. Just over 13 percent of oil production from the region was estimated to have been shut in on that date, but this figure eventually climbed to 84.3 percent on August 25. Shut in oil production from the area stayed at this rate until August 28. On August 29, the rate of shut in U.S. GOM oil production started decreasing and stood at 82.13 percent. As of August […]