ESA Forecast: Gulf Storms Could Shut in 9 Bcf Gas, 5.5 MMbbl Oil

摘要

The general consensus now is that, even with two storms forming before the official start day, the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will be fairly average. But, a new report released last week by the US Energy Information Administration points out that it just takes one storm to have a serious impact on the Gulf Coast and the nation, with a 40% chance that storm-related disruptions of offshore oil will be worse than last year, though if s possible that the toll on gas production might be lighter. In its 2012 outlook, the EIA said the 2012 hurricane season could shut in 4.5 million barrels of oil and 9.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas production from the federal waters of the US Gulf of Mexico.