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Ida Hit Crushes Crude Output In Gulf Of Mexico, Ranked Worst In 16 Years
Ida Hit Crushes Crude Output In Gulf Of Mexico, Ranked Worst In 16 Years Hurricane Ida’s disruption to the U.S. offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst in 16 years. It has already stressed domestic and global supply chains, further testing the Federal Reserve’s “transitory” inflation narrative. Gulf Coast hurricanes usually cause minor […]
Hurricane Ida Shuts Down More Than 90% of Oil and Gas Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Ida Shuts Down More Than 90% of Oil and Gas Production in the Gulf of Mexico Experts say the oil refineries that have been shut down account for 9% of the country’s total. A gas pump with gas selling for $1.04 a gallon is shown on May 07, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo: Rob Carr (Getty […]
Unplugged: Abandoned oil and gas wells leave the ocean floor spewing methane
Unplugged: Abandoned oil and gas wells leave the ocean floor spewing methane The Gulf of Mexico is littered with tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, and toothless regulation leaves climate warming gas emissions unchecked. Out on the deck of a research boat, Tara Yacovitch looked out to the water. In the middle […]
EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico
EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico Originally published on www.truthout.org (republished with permission) Environmentalists are warning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its draft plan to continue allowing oil and gas companies to dump unlimited amounts of fracking chemicals and wastewater directly into the Gulf of Mexico is […]
Hurricane Michael Shuts In 40% Of Gulf Of Mexico Oil Production
Hurricane Michael Shuts In 40% Of Gulf Of Mexico Oil Production Roughly 40 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production and 28 percent of its natural gas production was shut down as of Tuesday, as the region braced for a powerful hurricane to make landfall. At least 75 platforms were evacuated, according to Reuters, […]
“A Once In A Lifetime Event”: Michael Will Be The Strongest Hurricane To Hit US In 14 Years
“A Once In A Lifetime Event”: Michael Will Be The Strongest Hurricane To Hit US In 14 Years Update (9 am ET): Hurricane Michael continued to strengthen Wednesday morning, as the Category 4 storm’s wind speed increased to 145 mph. The storm is now poised to be the strongest to hit the US in 14 […]
Evacuations Ordered As “Monstrous Hurricane” Michael Intensifies Into “Most Powerful Storm In A Decade
Evacuations Ordered As “Monstrous Hurricane” Michael Intensifies Into “Most Powerful Storm In A Decade In a repeat of the scramble for safety that preceded the landfall of Hurricane Irma during the 2017 storm season, residents of the Florida panhandle are boarding up homes and fleeing inland as Hurricane Michael, already a Category 1 storm following […]
An Oceanic Problem: the Atlantic Overturning Current is Slowing
An Oceanic Problem: the Atlantic Overturning Current is Slowing Photo by Michael Mayer | CC BY 2.0 The Atlantic Overturning Current is part of a worldwide twisted loop of ocean water, called the thermohaline cycle (thermo = heat, haline = salt), which emerges very salty and warm out of the Gulf of Mexico, travels north […]
Gulf Of Mexico Output Falls Nearly 100% After Hurricane Nate
Gulf Of Mexico Output Falls Nearly 100% After Hurricane Nate As of Sunday, 92.61 percent of crude oil production capacity in the Gulf of Mexico was shut in, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said. In barrels, this amounted to 1.62 million per day, with 298 platforms and 14 rigs evacuated, representing 40.43 percent […]