Trump Administration Discussed Shutting Oil Production in Gulf of Mexico – The Wall Street Journal

Trump Administration Discussed Shutting Oil Production in Gulf of Mexico – The Wall Street Journal

Dow Jones, a News Corp company. The Trump administration has discussed a mandated shutdown of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico due to the coronavirus spreading among workers on offshore platforms, according to people familiar with the matter.. But shuttering gulf platforms over health concerns would also have the effect of curtailing U.S. oil production amid a world-wide glut of oil that has sent prices....