Tropical Storm Don prompted the shutdown of 56 offshore petroleum platforms today as it made its way across the central Gulf of Mexico. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement says the platforms were evacuated in advance of the storm, shutting in just under 12% of the daily oil production in the gulf, along with a bit more than 6% of the normal natural gas production. That amounts to about 166,000 barrels of oil and 327 million cubic feet of gas. The federal agency also says personnel have been evacuated from four of the 62 drilling rigs currently working the gulf. Don is expected to reach the coast of Texas late today or early Saturday. For more information, on Don’s path, visit the National Hurricane Center website here.
56 platforms shut as Don moves across gulf
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