On September 12, 2024, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated that Hurricane Francine made landfall on Wednesday, September 11, and caused energy infrastructure along the US Gulf Coast to come offline. [1] Over 450,000 customers remained without power, mostly in southwestern Louisiana, with the rest of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama also facing power outages. Although generator operations were not shut down at the time, Entergy nuclear plants followed severe weather procedures. As the storm approached, offshore oil and natural gas operators shut down production, putting 42% of crude oil and 53% of natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico offline. Refineries around Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, and New Orleans, with a total capacity of 3 million barrels per day, were running at reduced rates. Several ports responsible for 95% of the US crude oil exports, were either closed or restricted.
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