More than three-quarters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s offshore oil and natural gas output remained shut on Wednesday as the fallout from Hurricane Ida continued to hamper production. Some 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude production and over 1.72 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas output were shut-in. More than 70 platforms of the 288 evacuated ahead of the August storm remain unoccupied, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N) disclosed that 7 of its 10 offshore production platforms remain offline since Ida. Restarts have been delayed by damages to offshore oil and gas transfer facilities and onshore processing operations, it said. Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) […]