More than 95% of US Gulf crude production shut in as Hurricane Ida makes landfall

Ida has shut in about 1.7 million barrels per day of US Gulf output

Direct hit: Hurricane Ida made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm in Louisiana on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region — Direct hit: Hurricane Ida made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm in Louisiana on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the regionPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Jennifer Presley

Houston

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Published 29 August 2021, 19:29Updated 30 August 2021, 07:22