Hurricane Damage Slight at Benton Oil Field
Benton Oil & Gas Co., an Oxnard-based oil and gas exploration firm that has a major drilling operation off Louisiana’s coast, said the field sustained only minor damage from Hurricane Andrew.
Despite the eye of Hurricane Andrew passing just 15 miles east of Benton’s field, which is in the West Cote Blanche Bay, Benton said all major production facilities appeared undamaged. Production was halted for a couple of days last week, but is expected to resume in full this week.
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