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As a hurricane is anticipated to come into the Gulf, offshore rig operators have to temporarily shut down production of oil. If the hurricane does damage to a number of rigs, it can take them even longer to get the offshore oil rig back up and on-line. Either way, a temporary shut-down due to a hurricane coming into the Gulf or damage from a hurricane, which can keep those rigs shut down even longer, makes it to where there’s less supply coming onto the market relative to demand (and relative to what it was before the hurricane and rig shut-down).
So, the hurricane, to some degree, disrupts the supply of available oil. If you take down supply or increase demand, either one can firm up the price of oil.
