RE: Price27 Aug 2020 08:45
Tropical Storm Marco approached the Louisiana coast Monday afternoon, while Tropical Storm Laura is poised to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday as it sweeps across the Gulf of Mexico before nearing the Louisiana and Texas coastline late Wednesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The region is the heart of America's fuel-making and chemicals corridor, home to nearly half of the nation's refining capacity, according to the Energy Information Administration. Roughly 1.5 million barrels a day worth of oil output in the Gulf had been shut off as of Monday, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, or around 14% of the oil produced in the U.S.
Should see production impacted and that will drive up short term pricing.