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Hurricane Francine forces halt to nearly a quarter of US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production

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A worker from the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West locks a floodgate along the Harvey Canal, just outside the New Orleans city limits, in anticipation of Hurricane Francine in Harvey, Louisiana on Tuesday, 10 September 2024.
A worker from the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West locks a floodgate along the Harvey Canal, just outside the New Orleans city limits, in anticipation of Hurricane Francine in Harvey, Louisiana on Tuesday, 10 September 2024.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
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Published 10 September 2024, 18:54Updated 11 September 2024, 06:50
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