Roughly half of all the oil and gas production from the US Gulf of Mexico was shut in Oct. 27 ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta, which is expected to again strengthen into a hurricane before making a projected landfall in southeastern Louisiana. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now An estimated 914,811 b/d of crude production and 1,500 MMcf/d of natural gas production was shut in, reflecting 49.45% and 55.35% of US Gulf output, respectively, according to the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. About 25% of the Gulf’s platforms and rigs, or 157 facilities, have been evacuated thus far, BSEE said, with more underway. Chevron, Shell, BP, BHP, Murphy Oil and Equinor all confirmed they’ve shut down platforms […]