Exxon says Ida's Impact on its operations minimal

NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) said on Wednesday its crude and natural gas production operations in the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay, Alabama withstood "minimal storm related impact" from Tropical Storm Ida.

In an email, an Exxon spokesman did not elaborate on how much of shut-in output had already been restored. Exxon has seven offshore platforms and 20 well templates in the Mobile Bay area, the spokesman said.

Exxon had said late Tuesday that Gulf operations were back to normal, but it needed time to assess potential damage and restart natural gas production in the Mobile Bay, Alabama area, near where Ida made landfall on Tuesday before it was downgraded into a Tropical Depression. (Reporting by Joshua Schneyer; Editing by Marguerita Choy)