FACTBOX: Oil industry in slow recovery from Gustav

(Reuters) - Oil companies continued their efforts to restart refineries and offshore oil fields on Friday in a slow recovery from Hurricane Gustav.

Initial inspections revealed little damage, but full restoration of refining and oil and gas output could take weeks, experts said.

The following outlines Gustav's impact on energy sector:

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*11 refineries, 11.2 pct of US capacity, still shut; three restarting

*95.2 percent US Gulf oil shut, 87.5 pct US Gulf gas shut

*Offshore producers begin restarting some production

*Louisiana Offshore Oil Port to resume deliveries Thursday

*Entergy to restore most La. power in a week

*Marathon seeks US SPR oil, Citgo withdraws request

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*95.2 percent of U.S. Gulf's 1.3 million barrels per day crude output shut

Thursday, down from 95.8 pct Wednesday, MMS says.

*87.5 pct of the Gulf's 7.4 billion cubic feet per day natural gas output

shut Thursday, down from 91.6.

RESTART AND RECOVERY