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September 26, 2024

As of 8:00 a.m. eastern time on September 26, Hurricane Helene was expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle late Thursday with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, creating the potential for significant disruptions to energy infrastructure. Hurricane Helene is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States this hurricane season. The other three named storms that made landfall so far this hurricane season (Beryl, Debby, and Francine) were either Category 1 or 2 hurricanes.

Hurricane Helene’s forecasted path toward the Florida Big Bend coast takes it away from the most prolific oil and natural gas-producing areas near Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

However, trade press reports indicate that earlier in the week multiple companies including bp, Chevron, Equinor, and

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