About 91% of US Gulf crude production shut in ahead of Hurricane Ida

Ida has shut in about 1.65 million barrels per day of US Gulf output

Preparing: US Gulf Coast residents fill sand bags as they prepare for the expected arrival of Hurricane Ida on Sunday — Preparing: US Gulf Coast residents fill sand bags as they prepare for the expected arrival of Hurricane Ida on SundayPhoto: AP/SCANPIX

Jennifer Presley

Houston

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Published 28 August 2021, 18:55Updated 29 August 2021, 11:57