The amount of shut-in oil production in the Gulf of Mexico rose by 240,000 bpd between Wednesday and Thursday, to over 1.7 million bpd, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported . That’s despite evacuated crews returning to offshore platforms in the wake of Hurricane Ida that pummeled the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Still, the portion of shut-in oil production is at 93.55 percent, lower than the 95 percent of production that was shut in earlier. The hurricane also shut in some 13 percent of U.S. refining capacity that could take weeks to restore. Utilities across Louisiana are working to restore power to residential and commercial areas. According to Entergy , Hurricane Ida’s Category 4 winds, 15-foot storm surge, and flooding made it one of the most devastating storms to hit the Entergy region. The estimated 950,000 customers affected are second only to Hurricane Katrina’s 1.1 million who were […]