About a quarter of US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas output shut due to Francine

Reuters - 10/09
About 24% of crude production and 26% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline as Tropical Storm Francine moved towards Louisiana, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Tuesday.
HOUSTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - About 24% of crude production and 26% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline as Tropical Storm Francine moved towards Louisiana, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Tuesday.
Francine was about 380 miles (610 km) southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana, moving across the western portion of the Gulf with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was expected to develop into a hurricane by the end of the day.
The U.S. Gulf of Mexico accounts for about 15% of...
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