250px Yesterday, President George W. Bush authorized the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve due to Hurricane Katrina's effects on oil refineries in the Gulf Coast . Energy production was interuppted by Katrina as more than 735 oil and natural gas rigs had to be evacuated. This shut down 95 percent of crude production and 88 percent of natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico. See also Oil prices fall as reserves are released
250px Yesterday, President George W. Bush authorized the release of oil from the due to effects on in the . Energy production was interuppted by Katrina as more than 735 oil and rigs had to be evacuated. This shut down 95 percent of production and 88 percent of natural gas output in the . Related news
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