The arrival of Hurricane Isaias has caused 72% of daily oil production (~1.5 MMb/d) and 59% of daily gas production (~1.3 MMcf/d) to be shut in the Gulf, the Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) said Friday.
Based on data from offshore operator reports, the MMA said personnel had been evacuated from 129 production platforms, 35% of the manned platforms in the Gulf (gray dots in map below). Personnel had also been evacuated from eight of the 11 non-dynamically positioned rigs in the Gulf, while two of the 17 dynamically positioned rigs have been moved out of the storm’s path as a precaution.
Most of the Gulf Coast’s refineries (orange dots) are located well to the west of the storm’s path, but facilities in Mississippi and Alabama are at heightened risk. No LNG terminals (blue squares) are near the storm’s path.
Isaias is the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season and is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday near Pensacola, FL. It will be the largest storm system to make landfall in the region since Hurricane Helene in September 2024.
Source: Energy Information Administration
