Gulf oil production takes a hit from record hurricane season 

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The series of hurricanes this year pushed offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico down more than 25% in August to 1.2 million barrels per day, the Department of Energy reported today.  As The Houston Chronicle reports, that represents the largest month-to-month drop since September 2008, when Hurricanes Ike and Gustav caused production to

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