Hurricane Ida News Updates

Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Baker Hughes Joins Halliburton in Ida-Fueled Oil Services Hit

Another disappointment to jolt the oil services sector: Baker Hughes Co. reported a third-quarter earnings stumble that included pain from Hurricane Ida and a warning of hampered growth for oil demand.

October 20, 2021
Business, Safety, Logistics

New York Faces New Flood Threat Just Weeks After Idas Havoc

New York and the U.S. Northeast are facing another flood threat just three weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the region, but the heavy rain expected through Sept. 24 wont match that storms deadly deluge.

September 23, 2021
Business, Fuel

Shells Storm Damage Pinches One-Sixth of Gulf Oil

Royal Dutch Shell Plc warned that production from two of its largest Gulf of Mexico fields wont resume until next year after Hurricane Ida inflicted significant structural damage.

September 20, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

CLDA Strives to Raise Money to Help Members Affected by Hurricane Ida

The Customized Logistics & Delivery Association (CLDA) has set up a fund to help its members who were victims of Hurricane Ida, the organization announced Sept. 8.

September 17, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

FHWA Issues Emergency Relief Funding to Louisiana

Louisiana transportation officials have been issued $5 million in federal emergency relief funding to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

September 10, 2021
Business, Fuel

No Hurricane Has Hit US Energy Markets Like Ida Has

Just over 20% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas production is back online after Hurricane Ida battered southeast Louisiana, marking an even slower comeback than in the wake of Katrina.

September 8, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Biden Pushes Infrastructure Plan With New York Flood as Backdrop

President Joe Biden redoubled his push for a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Sept. 7, using flood-stricken areas of New York and New Jersey as a backdrop to underscore the threat climate change poses to critical services.

September 7, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Lawmakers Say Ida Damage Shows Need for Infrastructure Upgrades

WASHINGTON Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, lawmakers from both parties are vowing to upgrade the nations aging infrastructure network.

September 7, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Exxon Taps Strategic Oil Reserve After Ida Shuts Gulf Output

ExxonMobil Corp. is tapping the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to revive gasoline production in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida left much of the devastated states refining and oil production offline.

September 3, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Port Fourchon Sustains Less Hurricane Damage Than Feared

BATON ROUGE, La. A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf of Mexicos deepwater offshore oil and gas industry sustained less damage from Hurricane Idas direct hit than initially feared and should be back to working operations in the near future, a port leader said Sept. 2.

September 3, 2021