An offshore oil and natural gas complex in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is likely to be offline for repairs for months because of damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida, Royal Dutch Shell plc said Monday.

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A “comprehensive damage assessment” was conducted by Shell Offshore Inc. following Ida, which stormed through the GOM at the end of August. The assessment determined that the West Delta-143 (WD-143) in Mississippi Canyon sustained “significant structural damage.”

Following a flyover earlier this month after Ida came ashore in Port Fourchon, LA, on Aug. 29, Shell had identified some damage to the platform facilities. It did not indicate at that time how extensive it might be.
In the new update Shell said the WD-143 “A” platform facilities would be shut down until the...