Operators shut 11.5 pct of U.S. Gulf oil output on storm
HOUSTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have shut production equal to 168,334 barrels per day of oil and 190 million cubic feet per day of natural gas as a precaution against a tropical storm, the U.S. government said on Monday.
The closures represent 11.5 percent of oil output and 5.5 percent of natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said. (Reporting by Liz Hampton; Editing by Terry Wade)
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