US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators continue to restore oil and natural gas output, albeit slowly, from platforms temporarily brought offline prior to Hurricane Laura which slammed the Texas-Louisiana border a week ago, a federal offshore agency said Sept. 3. At midday Sept. 3, 301,077 b/d of oil production, or 16.3% of the region’s total, was still shut in from the storm, as well as 420,000 Mcf/d or 15.5% of the area total, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, said in its daily update. That means slightly more than 67,000 b/d of oil and 112,000 Mcf/d of gas was restored in the 24 hours prior to the latest BSEE report. Also, 51 platforms were still shut in Sept. 3, or 8% of […]