A graphic map shows a two-day tropical weather forecast above Atlantic ocean in this handout image obtained August 21, 2023.
National Hurricane Centre/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - A storm system brewing in the Gulf of Mexico could strengthen into a named storm as it takes aim at the Texas coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
There are a total of five storm systems now swirling in the Atlantic Ocean, with U.S. forecasters recently saying they now expect a more dangerous Atlantic storm season than previously projected.
Tropical storms are closely watched, especially in the Gulf of Mexico, because of the threat they pose to offshore oil and natural gas production in the United States and Mexico.
Offshore operations in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico accounts for 15% of total crude oil production and 5% of total dry natural gas output.
Persons:
Harshit Verma, Rahul Paswan, Jonathan Oatis, Sandra Maler
Organizations:
National Hurricane Centre, REUTERS, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Thomson
Locations:
Gulf, Mexico, Texas, Port Mansfield , Texas, Miami, Gulf of Mexico, United States, U.S, Bengaluru