Hurricane Isaias Slams Gulf Coast, Knocks Out Power To 830,000 As Major Refineries Are Spared

What happened: Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida as a Category 2 storm, knocking out power across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia and disrupting Gulf oil and natural gas operations. Key numbers: About 830,000 customers lost power: 430,000 in Florida, 300,000 in Alabama, 106,000 in Georgia. Why it matters: A slight eastward track shift spared Chevron's Pascagoula refinery in Mississippi, reducing major refining disruption risk. Focus shifts to infrastructure damage assessments and the pace of offshore production restarts. Coverage: 5 outlets in 24h

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida as a Category 2 storm, knocking out power across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia and disrupting Gulf oil and natural gas operations.

A slight eastward track shift spared Chevron's Pascagoula refinery in Mississippi, reducing major refining disruption risk. Focus shifts to infrastructure damage assessments and the pace of offshore production restarts.