UPDATE 4-Ida sloshes ashore, US Gulf oil operations recover

(For full coverage of Ida, click [ID:nN09265408])

* Gulf of Mexico oil operations resuming after disruption

* Weakening Ida downgraded to tropical depression

* US Gulf States suffer rain, but little damage reported (Adds details of recovering Gulf of Mexico oil operations)

By Kelli Dugan

MOBILE, Ala., Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ida dwindled to a tropical depression on Tuesday after crawling ashore in Alabama from the Gulf of Mexico, and oil operations in the Gulf were quickly returning to normal after being widely disrupted by the storm.

Ida, which at its peak had been a late-season Category 2 hurricane, made its first U.S. landfall at Mobile, Alabama. As it brought rain inland, it appeared to cause only limited flooding and minimal power outages.

Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas companies, many of which carried out evacuations of personnel and shutdowns as Ida passed on Monday, were restoring operations on Tuesday. [ID:nN10304093] (For details on restored production see Factbox [ID:nN10308574])

Giant energy facilities in the Gulf like the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port and the Independence Hub hoped to restore operations late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday, according to owners and operators.