U.S. Says 67% of Gulf Oil Output, 62% of Natural Gas Idled

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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. energy producers have resumed output for about 33 percent of oil and 38 percent of natural-gas production in the Gulf of Mexico after storms in the region.

Energy companies reported that 4 rigs and 203 production platforms remain evacuated from hurricanes earlier this month, the Minerals Management Service said today in a statement on its Web site. About 870,000 barrels of daily oil production remains shut-in, along with 4.56 billion cubic feet of gas.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=aVv7ck2kkX90&refer=energy

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1. A conspiracy!!!!!!!

I tell you and yell you, Conspiracy! If not, our Murican way of life would be threatened and that is not allowed to happen! Not allowed, period!!!

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2. According to the DOE's Ike Situation Report #16

76.6% of Gulf oil production is still shut in, not 67%. They got the numbers backwards.

http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/docs/2008_SitRep_16_Ike_092308_12PM_v_2.pdf