Warnings of Storm Ida and some oil Producer Stop Their Business

Tropical Storm Ida formed in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to threaten the northern Gulf Coast of the United States as a major hurricane by the end of this week, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding that there is a possibility of hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and life-threatening storms in parts of this region by Sunday and Monday. , especially in Louisiana.

The center noted that it is too early to know specific details about the effects that Storm Ida will bring to parts of the US Gulf Coast, but interests stretching from the upper coast of Texas to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida Panhandle should be monitored.

Some crude oil-producing companies, such as BP Plc, Royal Dutch, Shell Plc, and Chevron, announced that they would stop production and move their equipment from the Gulf of Mexico before Storm Ida,