Hurricane Ida

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I'd like to congratulate Democrats and let them know I fully support them in their efforts to manage Hurricane Ida impact.

They've had 16 years to learn from George Bush's horrendous handling of Katrina and I expect them to excel.

And what a shining moment this will be for President Biden.

This has the makings of an extraordinary success for America.

I'm confident he will do us all proud.
 

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Hurricane Ida shut down more than 95 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production, said regulators, suggesting the Category 4 storm will have a significant impact on energy supply and gas prices.

The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement confirmed the stop in oil production, with firms suspending 1.74 million barrels per day in oil production in the Gulf.

Colonial Pipeline confirmed Sunday it is temporarily shutting down two pipelines between Houston, Texas, and Greensboro, North Carolina, as a precaution due to the storm. They were shuttered “as a precautionary and routine safety measure,” the firm said a statement.

Ida made landfall on Sunday near Port Fourchon, near the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, which is the largest privately-owned crude terminal in the United States.

Around 94 percent of Gulf of Mexico natural gas production was suspended due to the storm, according to the federal regulator.

“Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from a total of 288 production platforms, 51.43 percent of the 560 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico,” said the agency in a statement on Sunday. “Production platforms are the structures located offshore from which oil and gas are produced. Unlike drilling rigs, which typically move from location to location, production facilities remain in the same location throughout a project’s duration.”
 

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SKYHAWKBALL

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This is what happens when you live near coastal areas. Nice to vacation and visit but not ideal to have your major business and houses that will always be playing “chicken” with multiple hurricanes every year.
 

oceantide83

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Never should have built a major metropolis in that area, let alone continue to keep rebuilding after it keeps getting destroyed.