据路透社8月23日报道，美国政府周六表示，由于热带风暴“劳拉”和“马尔科”的威胁，墨西哥湾北部的能源公司关闭了13%的海上原油生产，关停产能达240785桶/天。
此外，美国联邦安全与环境执法局（BSEE）表示，美国监管的墨西哥湾地区天然气产能在周六前已关闭4.39%，关停产能达每天1.19亿立方英尺。
王佳晶 摘译自 路透社
原文如下：
Energy firms shut 13% Gulf of Mexico oil production due to twin storm threat, U.S. says
Energy firms shut 13%, or 240,785 barrels per day (bpd), of offshore crude oil production in the northern Gulf of Mexico because of the threat from tropical storms Laura and Marco, the U.S. government said Also, 4.39%, or 119 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), of natural gas output form the U.S.-regulated area of the Gulf of Mexico was shut by Saturday, the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said.
