Hurricane Ida: nearly 350 reported oil spills investigated in Gulf – Coast Guard
by Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#5P7BY)
Storm wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms and onshore oil and gas processing plants
The US Coast Guard on Monday said it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the US Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Hurricane Ida's 150 mile per hour winds wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms and onshore oil and gas processing plants. About 88% of the region's offshore oil production remains shut and more than 100 platforms unoccupied after the storm made landfall 29 August .
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