Gulf of Mexico Oil, Gas Shut Ins Increase as Hurricane Rafael Heads Westward -- OPIS
As of 10 a.m. ET Friday, Rafael was located in the Gulf of Mexico about 230 miles north/northeast from Progreso, Mexico, on the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. The storm was still generating maximum sustained winds of 110 mph and was moving west at 9 mph.