Sept 30 (Reuters) - Only 3% of crude oil and 1% of

natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico remained shut down

in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Bureau of Safety

and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Sunday.

Currently, energy producers are left with 59,000 barrels per

day of oil production and nearly 17 million cubic feet of

natural gas output shut in from Gulf waters, the bureau added.

Oil and gas producers began shutting their offshore

production on Tuesday, as Helene moved through the U.S. Gulf of

Mexico. Oil and natural gas production losses reached a peak of

511,000 barrels on Wednesday.

"Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as

of 11:30 a.m. CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from a

total of three production platforms, 0.81% of the 371 manned

platforms in the Gulf of Mexico," the BSEE said.