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Downgraded to a Category 2 cyclone overnight, the storm continued to weaken rapidly as it approached the coast.
Kara has reportedly forced the temporary shut-in of at least 172,600 barrels per day of Australian oil production, about 40% of the country’s total output.
Operations forced to interrupt production included Woodside Petroleum, which has closed its 100,000 barrels of oil per day Cossack Pioneer field and the nearby 7000bopd Legendre, the Santos-operated Mutineer-Exeter field (55,000bopd), and the BHP Billiton-operated Griffin field (10,600bopd).
