Fuel shortages are preventing oil workers from returning to U.S. Gulf offshore oil production platforms

According to news on September 2, according to two people familiar with the matter, the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Ida to the heliport and fuel depot in Louisiana is preventing oil workers from returning to offshore oil production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
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After Hurricane Ida, many local oil depots were unavailable due to the destruction of roads and the interruption of power supply.
Helicopter operators that provide commuting services to U.
S.
Gulf offshore oil and oil producers are doing their best to obtain fuel supply
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This has led to a decrease in the number of daily flights
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An executive of an offshore oil producer said, “We are trying to transfer fuel to Louisiana first before transferring employees to the production platform
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”

“The most important thing is that the staff are dealing with their personal issues, including loss.
Housing and lack of transportation to base camp
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"

Many transportation companies have moved their helicopter fleets to Texas to avoid losses before the storm
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But the hurricane destroyed the tarmacs in areas such as Galliano and Houma
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  Deepwater oil producers along the U.
S.
Gulf rely on helicopters as their primary means of transporting workers to production platforms hundreds of miles offshore
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  Usually, helicopters use aviation kerosene or aviation gasoline
.