Gulf of Mexico oil platforms News

Damage from Hurricane Ida to Cut Shell Oil Production Until Early Next Year

Royal Dutch Shell, the largest U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil producer, said damage to offshore transfer facilities from Hurricane Ida will cut production into early next year, slashing deliveries of a type of crude oil prized by refiners. Shell was …

Fire on Mexico’s Pemex Offshore Oil Platform Kills at Least 5 Workers, Cuts Production

MEXICO CITY โ€“ Five workers were killed and six injured in Sunday’s fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) that cut about a quarter of Mexico’s oil production, the company said …

Coronavirus Confirmed on Offshore Oil Platforms in Gulf

The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been confirmed in more than two dozen people working on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said. While an offshore rig might seem like an unlikely place for the …

As Storm Forms in Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Oil Producers Shut Offshore Output

U.S. oil prices have climbed 3% as more major oil producers shut production and withdrew staff from offshore platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as a storm threatened oil-producing areas. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the third largest producer in the …