Clamped

Natural gas production in Alaska fell to 4.05 Bcf/d in August, down 39.3% compared to 6.67 Bcf/d in July — and was down 40.3% from 6.79 Bcf/d in August 2011 — while Hurricane Isaac clamped down on output in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and Louisiana, keeping total U.S. production down 3.4% compared to the previous month, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production report.