Tropical Storm Francine aims at Gulf Coast, likely disrupting energy markets

The US National Hurricane Center has forecast Tropical Storm Francine, strengthening Sept. 9 in the western Gulf of Mexico, to make landfall as a hurricane in the central Gulf Coast between East Texas and the Florida Panhandle Sept. 11-12, which could disrupt energy infrastructure and power prices across the region. In a 1 pm CT public advisory, the National Hurricane…The US National Hurricane Center has forecast Tropical Storm Francine, strengthening Sept. 9 in the western Gulf of Mexico, to make landfall as a hurricane in the central Gulf Coast between East Texas and the Florida Panhandle Sept. 11-12, which could disrupt energy infrastructure and power prices across the region. In a 1 pm CT public advisory, the National Hurricane…  Read More