Energy Companies Sustain Minimal Damages As Hurricane Francine Weakens Inland
Energy Companies Sustain Minimal Damages As Hurricane Francine Weakens Inland
Energy companies on the U.S. Gulf Coast suffered minimal damage after Hurricane Francine made landfall on Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane and weakened as it made its way inland on Thursday.
飓风弗朗辛周三作为二级飓风登陆，并在周四进入内陆时减弱，此后，美国墨西哥湾沿岸的能源公司遭受的损失微乎其微。
Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) inspected its manufacturing sites in Geismar and Norco, Louisiana, to ensure the. integrity of its equipment, systems and processes.
壳牌公司（纽约证券交易所代码：SHEL）检查了其位于路易斯安那州盖斯玛和诺科的制造基地，以确保其设备、系统和流程的完整性。
"At this early stage, there does not appear to be serious damage from wind, rain or storm surge at the facilities," the company said on Thursday.
该公司周四表示：“在这么早的阶段，这些设施似乎没有受到风、雨或风暴潮的严重破坏。”
"As always, the safety of our people, the environment and our assets are Shell's top priority."
“一如既往，员工、环境和资产的安全是壳牌的重中之重。”
Entergy Corp (NYSE:ETR) said it had 10,790 customer outages in the southern area of its Mississippi territory, and that outages are expected to fluctuate throughout Thursday as the storm moved through its service area.
Entergy Corp（纽约证券交易所代码：ETR）表示，其密西西比州南部地区发生了10,790起客户中断事件，随着暴风雨席卷其服务区，预计整个周四停电量将波动。
"We have assembled a team of over 1,500 linemen, vegetation workers, damage assessors and support personnel to work with our Entergy teams in the restoration process," the company said.
该公司表示：“我们已经组建了一支由1,500多名巡线员、植被工作人员、损失评估员和支持人员组成的团队，与我们的Entergy团队合作进行修复过程。”
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"We stand ready as Francine continues to impact our service area and are responding by assessing damage and restoring service to our customers where it is safe to do so."
“随着Francine继续影响我们的服务区域，我们随时准备好了，我们正在通过评估损失并在安全的情况下恢复对客户的服务来做出回应。”
Pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE:EPD) on Thursday said its assets in south Louisiana did not sustain any noteworthy damage as a result of the storm, but it did say that some customers lost power, Reuters reported.
路透社报道，管道运营商Enterprise Products Partners LP（纽约证券交易所代码：EPD）周四表示，其在路易斯安那州南部的资产没有因风暴而遭受任何明显损失，但它确实表示一些客户断电。
"The main issue at present is a loss of commercial power at locations in the track of the storm. Temporary generators are being deployed where possible and Enterprise is working with electric service providers to prioritize their restoration efforts," the company said.
“目前的主要问题是暴风雨来临之地的商业电力损失。该公司表示，正在尽可能部署临时发电机，Enterprise正在与电力服务提供商合作，确定修复工作的优先顺序。
The hurricane weakened Thursday as it headed inland, allowing emergency crews in Lousiana to begin clearing roads while utility workers started restoring electricity, the Associated Press reported.
据美联社报道，飓风在周四进入内陆时减弱，这使路易斯安那州的紧急救援人员得以开始清理道路，同时公用事业工作人员开始恢复电力。
At the height of the storm, 450,000 people in Louisiana were without power, according to the state's Public Service Commission. Many outages were caused by falling debris.
根据路易斯安那州公共服务委员会的数据，在暴风雨最严重的时候，路易斯安那州有45万人停电。许多停电是由落下的碎片造成的。
Hurricane Francine dumped up to six inches of rain in parts of Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia and up to 10 inches in some areas of Alabama and Florida.
弗朗辛飓风在密西西比州、阿肯色州、田纳西州和佐治亚州的部分地区倾倒了多达六英寸的降雨，在阿拉巴马州和佛罗里达州的某些地区倾倒了多达10英寸的降雨。
Price Action: Energy companies with facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast trended upward on Thursday.
价格走势：周四，在美国墨西哥湾沿岸设有设施的能源公司呈上涨趋势。
- Shell gained 1.16% to close at $66.98
- Entergy picked up 1.09% to end the trading day at $123.55
- Enterprise Product Partners edged up 0.79% to close at $29.40
- 壳牌上涨1.16％，收于66.98美元
- Entergy上涨1.09％，收于123.55美元
- 企业产品合作伙伴小幅上涨0.79％，收于29.40美元
Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC), a manufacturer of generators for homes and businesses, declined 1.76% to $140.68 on Thursday.
家庭和企业发电机制造商Generac Holdings Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：GNRC）周四下跌1.76％，至140.68美元。
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