據路透社9月20日報道，美國墨西哥灣近海的石油和天然氣生產于星期六漸漸恢復到正常水平。幾天前，薩利颶風迫使大約150個鉆井平臺撤離。

美國表示，美國墨西哥灣的海上生產商周六關閉了32.3萬桶石油和3.39億立方英尺天然氣的產能，24座平臺的工作人員撤離。

周三，薩莉颶風襲擊阿拉巴馬州海岸，造成50多萬桶石油和8億立方英尺天然氣產量下降。共有149個生產平臺和3個鉆井平臺在風暴前撤離。

王佳晶 摘譯自 路透社

原文如下：

Offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil output continues to rebuild

Offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production continued to return to normal levels on Saturday, days after Hurricane Sally forced the evacuations of some 150 platforms and drilling rigs.

There were 323,000 barrels of oil and 339 million cubic feet of natural gas output shut by offshore producers in the U.S. Gulf on Saturday, with 24 platforms awaiting the return of work crews, the Department of Interior said.

The shut ins were down from more than 500,000 barrels of oil and 800 million cubic feet of gas on Wednesday, the day Hurricane Sally struck the Alabama coast. In all, 149 production platforms and three drilling rigs evacuated ahead of the storm.