Uneven Recovery for US Offshore Energy Production After Ida

Uneven Recovery for US Offshore Energy Production After Ida
The Shell Norco manufacturing facility is flooded after Hurricane Ida pummeled Norco, La., on Aug. 30, 2021. Devika Krishna Kumar/Reuters
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U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies on Friday advanced the recovery from Hurricane Ida on a few fronts, but slipped elsewhere as lack of crews, power and fuel reversed earlier production gains.

Ports were reopening and some pipelines restarted as companies completed post-storm evaluations. However, larger hurdles remained for producers and refiners that struggled to get up and running.