Hurricane Isaias Shuts In 71% of U.S. Gulf Oil Production
Context
Hurricane Isaias has now knocked nearly 1.46 million barrels per day of U.S. Gulf oil production offline, extending a rapid shutdown that began with just 185,120 bpd three days ago. The Marine Minerals Administration said Friday that operators had shut in 1,458,814 bpd, or 71.51% of current Gulf oil production, along with 1.26 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, or 58.84% of Gulf gas output. That is another 176,000 bpd of oil production lost since Thursday, when the agency reported 1.28 million bpd offline. Operators have now evacuated 129…
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Causal chain
No clear market signal
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- Severity
- the event's market impact, 1–5
- Direction
- ↑ / ↓ likely price move for the asset
- Exp. move
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- Conviction
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