E.ON Fires Up Rita Gas Production in UK North Sea
Friday, March 20, 2009 - E.ON Ruhrgas started first production from the Rita field, located in the UK Southern Gas Basin.

Hurricane Ike Damaged About 10 Oil Platforms
Sunday, September 14, 2008 - Hurricane Ike appears to have damaged about 10 oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. officials said Sunday, raising concerns that the storm could hurt oil production and lead to a spike in prices at U.S. gas stations.

Deadly Ike Eyes Texas After Tearing Through Cuba
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Thousands of people fled the Texas Gulf coast Thursday as deadly Hurricane Ike bore down, growing in power after ravaging Cuba and the Caribbean. The bulk of U.S. oil refineries are in the GOM and could be majorly affected as Ike gathers strength.

M-I SWACO Officially Opens New Cameron Offshore Facility
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - M-I SWACO has officially opened a state-of-the-art offshore supply base in Cameron, LA, that replaces the long-time facility destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Rita.

Pioneer Reports Strong Production Growth, Earnings for Q2
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - Pioneer Natural Resources reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

St. Mary Sees Record 2Q07 Income
Friday, August 03, 2007 - St. Mary Land & Exploration reports record net income of $59.2 million for the second quarter of 2007.

Rita Sticks Jack-up Leg in Sea Floor, Bisso Gets It Out
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - Continuing with the efforts to clean up Hurricane Rita damage, the Bisso Marine salvage team extracted the first of three Letourneau, Inc., 84 class leg and can sections that remain penetrated into the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico.

Stone's Q1 Profit Down
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - Stone Energy Corp. late Tuesday announced first quarter 2007 net income of $10.5 million, or $0.38 per share, on oil and gas revenue of $173.3 million, compared to net income of $24.0 million, or $0.88 per share in the first quarter of 2006.

GlobalSantaFe Announces First Quarter 2007 Results
Thursday, May 03, 2007 - GlobalSantaFe reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, of $347.4 million on revenues of $903.5 million. The results compare with net income of $162.9 million on revenues of $679.4 million for the same quarter of 2006.

Stone Energy Reports Loss in 2006
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - Stone Energy announced a fourth quarter and full year 2006 net loss of $298.5 million and $254.2 million, respectively.

GlobalSantaFe Says 4Q06 Net Income Up
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - GlobalSantaFe reported fourth quarter 2006 net income of $349.4 million on revenues of $950.6 million, compared with net income of $180.2 million on revenues of $603.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Pioneer's Q4 Profit Falls
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - Pioneer Natural Resources Co. on Tuesday announced its financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.

W&T Offshore Reports 3Q06 Results
Thursday, November 09, 2006 - W&T Offshore says net income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $66.7 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, on revenue of $213.4 million.

Noble COO: Many Obstacles to Returning Jackups to Gulf
Monday, September 18, 2006 - The Gulf of Mexico remains a hostile environment for jackup rigs, which have fled the region in droves over the last year due to poor profits and increased hurricane activity, Noble Corp. COO Mark Jackson said Monday.

A Year After Katrina, US Gulf Drillers Rein in Rogue Rigs
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - With "100-year storm" strength and "Category Five" anchors, deepwater drillers in the Gulf of Mexico have a lot of reassuring names for the stronger rig mooring systems they put in place after the record 2005 hurricane season.

Panel: US Gulf Rigs Safer, But Still Vulnerable to Storms
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - The Gulf of Mexico's oil and gas infrastructure has come a long way toward being able to weather the likes of Hurricane Katrina or Rita a panel of oil and gas industry experts and hurricane planners concluded at an energy forum recently.

Helix Energy Solutions Inks Deal for Typhoon Oil Field
Monday, August 21, 2006 - Energy Resource Technology has acquired a 100% working interest in Typhoon, Boris and Little Burn oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico from Chevron, BHP and Noble Energy.

W&T Offshore Releases Q2 Financial and Operational Results
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - W&T Offshore, Inc. on Wednesday announced the company's financial and operational results for the second quarter 2006.

Transocean Nets $249.5M in Q2, Announces Share Repurchase
Thursday, August 03, 2006 - Transocean Inc. said that its net income for the three months ended June 30, 2006, was $249.5 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, on revenues of $853.3 million.

GlobalSantaFe's Contract Drilling Operating Income Rises by 145%
Thursday, August 03, 2006 - Worldwide offshore oil and gas drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corp. on Wednesday reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, of $248.5 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, on revenues of $773.4 million.

Noble's Day Applauds Relocation of Jackups
Thursday, July 20, 2006 - In a statement announcing the company's strong second-quarter earnings, Noble Corp.'s chief executive noted that the drilling contractor's decision 5 years ago to deploy jackup rigs outside the Gulf of Mexico has paid off.

Saipem Wins $1 billion-plus in New Contracts
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - Saipem has been awarded 10 new offshore construction contracts valued in excess of US$1 billion. This work will be carried out in Southeast Asia, North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and West Africa.

Gulfsands Improves Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - Gulfsands Petroleum said that production in the Gulf of Mexico has returned to levels achieved prior to the hurricanes of 2005. In addition, the company reported that natural gas has been discovered in two new development wells.

Petsec on Track to Double Reserves in Next Two Years
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - Petsec Energy Limited is on track for a near doubling of its reserves base in the next two years with the drilling of significant oil and gas prospects in the Gulf of Mexico, USA, and China.

Ingenuity Allows Signal to Straighten Rig's Legs, Saving Client Millions
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - Workers at Signal International used an unorthodox procedure to repair the legs of a jackup rig that were twisted and bent in the Gulf of Mexico by the wind and waves of Hurricane Rita.

Chevron to Donate Rita-Damaged Platform to Artificial Reef Program
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - Chevron is planning to donate its $250 million Typhoon oil platform to an Interior Department program that turns old oil and gas structures into artificial offshore reefs.

Pioneer Reports First Quarter 2006 Results
Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - Pioneer reported net income of $543 million, or $4.28 per diluted share compared to net income for the same quarter last year of $85 million, or $.58 per diluted share.

Remington Oil & Gas Reports 1Q06 Earnings
Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - Remington Oil and Gas says oil and gas revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2006 increased $525,000, or 0.9%, compared to the same period in 2005.

MMS Updates Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Damage
Monday, May 01, 2006 - The Minerals Management Service released an update of the assessment of damage to offshore oil and gas infrastructure caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Noble Reports First Quarter 2006 Results
Thursday, April 20, 2006 - Noble reported net income for 1Q06 of $145.2 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $461.9 million, compared to net income of $45.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $310.3 million for 1Q05.

Pioneer Updates Recent Drilling Activity
Monday, April 10, 2006 - Pioneer has over 20 new prospects identified on the Edward Trend in South Texas. In 2006, the Company plans to drill 20 to 30 wells and test 10 to 15 of the new prospects.

STL Technology Confirmed for Excelerate Energy
Thursday, March 09, 2006 - Advanced Production and Loading (APL) has received a purchase order for the design, engineering and supply of a dual Submerged Turret Loading (STL) Buoy system for Excelerate Energy.

Gulfport Energy Brings Some Louisiana Production Back On Line
Monday, February 20, 2006 - Gulfport Energy says that earlier this month the company began bringing some of its WCBB production back on line.

Williams Reopens Cameron Meadows Nat. Gas Plant Damaged by Rita
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - On Sept. 24 last year, the facility sustained significant damage from Hurricane Rita as the eye of the storm went through the communities of Johnson Bayou and Cameron. But the facility has now returned to service at parital capacity.

Three Transocean Deepwater Semisubs Land Contracts
Monday, February 13, 2006 - Transocean reports that three of the company's deepwater floaters, the Transocean Marianas, Jack Bates and Sedco 709 have been awarded contracts of two to three years in duration for drilling operations in the U.S. Gulf and West Africa.

Occidental Petroleum Announces Record 2005 Earnings
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - Occidental Petroleum announced net income for the fourth quarter 2005 of $1.152 billion ($2.84 per share), compared with $742 million ($1.86 per share) for the fourth quarter 2004.

Gulfsands Makes Second Discovery in Eugene Island 58
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - Gulfsands has participated at a 25% working interest in another exploration discovery within Eugene Island block 58 in the Gulf of Mexico.

ConocoPhillips Reports Fourth-Quarter Net Income of $3.7 Billion
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - ConocoPhillips reported fourth-quarter net income of $3,679 million, or $2.61 per share, compared to $2,432 million, or $1.72 per share, for the same quarter in 2004.

Remington Oil & Gas Sets 2006 Capital Budget
Monday, January 23, 2006 - Remington's Board of Directors approved a capital budget of $293 million for 2006, representing a 202% increase over its initial 2005 budget of $145 million.

MMS Releases Offshore Facilities Impact Assessment from Hurricanes
Thursday, January 19, 2006 - The MMS released its analysis of the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Analysis of the damage assessment data, along with ongoing research requested by the agency, will be incorporated in plans for future hurricane seasons.

Gulfport Energy Says Restoration Efforts Moving Slower Than Expected
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - Gulfport Energy says repair efforts are underway at its Hackberry fields, however, operations to bring both fields back to production has taken longer than expected.

Weekly Offshore Rig Review: Persian Gulf Growth
Thursday, January 12, 2006 - This week's offshore rig review examines the growth in the Persian Gulf rig fleet while also highlighting the strong utilization and day rate increases in the region.

Newpark Environmental Services Re-Opens LA Gulf Coast Facilities
Thursday, December 22, 2005 - Newpark Environmental Services has accepted more than 38,000 bbls of waste since its Louisiana Gulf Coast facilities reopened after hurricanes brutally damaged the region.

Gulfsands Completes Restructuring of Gulf of Mexico Operations
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - Gulfsands Petroleum reports that the Company has completed the financial and operational restructuring of its Gulf of Mexico subsidiary, Northstar Gulfsands LLC.

Newfield Says Gulf of Mexico Production Slower Than Anticipated
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - Newfield estimates that the storms will result in the deferral of approximately 22 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe) of anticipated 2005 production. As a result, expected full-year 2005 production will total approximately 242 Bcfe.

Sterling Energy Provides Operational Update
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - Sterling Energy provides an update on its activities in the Gulf of Mexico and Africa.

Petsec Resumes Gas Production at Vermilion Field
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - Petsec Energy's Vermilion 258 gas field in the Gulf of Mexico has recommenced gas production following the re-opening of third party downstream sales pipelines, which had been shut-in since September 22nd due to damage from Hurricane Rita.

Pan Andean Restarts Production from Gryphon Field in the Gulf of Mexico
Thursday, December 01, 2005 - Pan Andean reports that, following Hurricane Rita, gas production has recommenced from the Gryphon field on block High Island 52 in the Gulf of Mexico.

W&T Offshore Says Net Income Increased 40% from Last Year
Thursday, November 10, 2005 - W&T Offshore says net income increased 40% over third quarter 2004, and 16% over second quarter 2005.

EPL Says Hurricanes Impacted 3Q05 Results
Thursday, November 10, 2005 - Energy Partners reports results for the third quarter 2005, results which reflect a significant negative impact from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as Hurricanes Dennis and Emily and Tropical Storm Cindy earlier in the quarter.

Callon Petroleum Reports 3Q05 Results
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - Callon reported net income of $3.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, after charges of $3.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share.

Stone Energy Reports 3Q05 Results & Restates Historical Financial Stmt.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - Stone Energy says that it will restate certain historical financial statements and provided selected financial data for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005 and the comparable periods of 2004.

Horizon Offshore Reports Third Quarter Results
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - Horizon Offshore reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 of $3.1 million, or $0.005 per share-diluted. This compares with a net loss of $(23.1) million, or $(0.72) per share-diluted, for the third quarter of 2004.

Newpark Resources Says Earnings Up on Diversification
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - Newpark Resources says that, in the third quarter of 2005, it earned net income of $5.0 million equal to $.06 per share, on revenue of $139.1 million.

Petroleum Helicopters Reports 3Q05 Results
Monday, November 07, 2005 - Petroleum Helicopters reported net earnings of $5.5 million ($0.53 per diluted share) on operating revenues of $100.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

Bois d'Arc Energy Sees Increase in 3Q05 Net Income
Monday, November 07, 2005 - Bois d'Arc Energy reported net income for the three months ended September 30, 2005 of $13.3 million or $0.21 per share as compared to pro forma net income of $4.8 million for the same period in 2004.

Pioneer Reports Strong Third Quarter 2005 Results
Thursday, November 03, 2005 - Pioneer reported net income for the quarter of $124 million, or $.88 per diluted share, an increase of 53% over net income for the same period last year of $81 million, or $.67 per diluted share.

Dominion Announces Third-Quarter 2005 Earnings
Thursday, November 03, 2005 - Dominion reports unaudited net income for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, of $15 million (4 cents per share).

Petsec Resumes Production from West Cameron Field
Thursday, November 03, 2005 - Petsec's West Cameron 343/352 gas field in the Gulf of Mexico has recommenced gas production following the reopening of downstream sales pipelines which had been shut-in due to Hurricane Damage.

Remington Oil and Gas Reports 3Q05 Results
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - Remington Oil and Gas reports third quarter 2005 financial and operating results.

Aztec Oil & Gas Completes Deep Lake Field Wells
Monday, October 31, 2005 - Aztec Oil & Gas previously reported that the Deep Lake No. 2 well has been completed to its target depth of approximately 14,300 and is awaiting a pipeline connection that has been delayed as a result of Hurricane Rita.

Helmerich & Payne Lands Contracts for 16 New FlexRigs
Friday, October 28, 2005 - Helmerich & Payne reports that separate three-year term contracts have been reached with three exploration and production companies to operate 16 new FlexRigs.

Grey Wolf Enjoys Record Operating Results for 3Q05
Thursday, October 27, 2005 - Grey Wolf reported net income of $31.8 million, or $0.14 per share on a diluted basis, for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared with net income of $5.5 million, or $0.03 per share on a diluted basis, for the third quarter of 2004.

Houston Exploration Announces Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results
Thursday, October 27, 2005 - The Houston Exploration Company reported third quarter 2005 net income of $8.1 million, or $0.28 per fully diluted share. By comparison, the company reported third quarter 2004 net income of $43.0 million, or $1.51 per fully diluted share.

Goodrich Petroleum Restores Additional Hurricane Impacted Production
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - Goodrich Petroleum says that it has restored approximately two-thirds (66%) of its production from several of its South Louisiana fields, including the Burrwood/West Delta 83 fields, which had been shut in due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

ENSCO Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - ENSCO reported net income of $76.5 million on revenues of $276.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 compared to net income of $25.8 million on revenues of $187.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

Key Energy Purchases Several New Well Service Rigs
Thursday, October 20, 2005 - Key Energy Services has entered into an agreement to purchase 30 new-generation, foreign manufactured well service rigs.

McMoRan Exploration Reports 3Q05 Results
Thursday, October 20, 2005 - McMoRan Exploration reported net income of $6.7 million, $0.21 per share, for the 2005 third quarter compared with a net loss of $8.2 million, $0.48 per share, for the 2004 third quarter.

Petrogen Increase Natural Gas Flow from Emily Hawes #3A Well
Thursday, October 20, 2005 - Petrogen reports initial natural gas flow rate results from the Company's Emily Hawes Field #3A well (EH#3A) compression initiative.

Houston Exploration Delays Some Planned Production Until 2006
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - The Houston Exploration Company says that due to production delays caused by the recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, current projections are for 8 Bcfe to 10 Bcfe of previously planned 2005 production to be delayed until 2006.

Mariner Energy Restores More Shut-In Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - Mariner Energy says that approximately 90% of the shut-in production in the Gulf of Mexico has been restored (about 53 MMcfe per day).

W&T Offshore Drills 8 Successful Wells in the Gulf of Mexico
Monday, October 17, 2005 - W&T Offshore has been successful with its exploration and development drilling program that includes eight successful wells out of nine wells drilled since the end of the second quarter, six of which

Range Sees Record Production During 3Q05
Monday, October 17, 2005 - Range Resources says that despite the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, third quarter production volumes averaged 244 Mmcfe per day.

BHP Billiton Resumes Gulf of Mexico E&P Operations
Thursday, October 13, 2005 - BHP Billiton's petroleum exploration and production operations in the US Gulf of Mexico have recommenced following Hurricane Rita.

Denbury Says Production has Returned to Pre-Hurricane Levels
Thursday, October 13, 2005 - Denbury Resources reports that its production has been restored to pre-hurricane production levels with only minor, isolated wells still shut-in.

PXP Provides Selected 3Q05 Estimates
Thursday, October 13, 2005 - Plains Exploration & Production reports on the expected earnings impact in the third quarter from mark-to-market derivative transactions and stock-based compensation.

Bois d'Arc Logs Pay with Three Wells
Thursday, October 13, 2005 - Bois d'Arc Energy says that after resuming drilling operations after disruptions caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the company has drilled three successful wells.

Nexen Achieves Strong Financial Results in Third Quarter
Thursday, October 13, 2005 - Nexen delivered strong financial results with cash flow of $488 million and net income of $615 million in the third quarter of 2005.

Transocean Completes Damage Assessment to Rigs Damaged During Hurricanes
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - Transocean reported that damage assessments of the moored semisubmersible rigs Transocean Marianas and Deepwater Nautilus are substantially complete.

Newfield Says Pipeline, Onshore Facilities Contributing to Slow Production
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - Newfield Exploration updates its expected range of production for 2005 following production deferrals in the Gulf of Mexico related to Hurricane Rita.

Petsec Says Platform Repairs in the Gulf of Mexico Have Been Completed
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - Petsec says all repair work at the Vermilion 258 platform following Hurricane Rita has been completed and the facility can resume production immediately downstream facilities re-open.

Dominion Resumes Partial Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - Dominion says that its Gulf of Mexico and South Louisiana production has reached approximately 130 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (mmcfe) per day.

Brigham Exploration Sucessfully Completes Lower Frio Discovery
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - Brigham Exploration has successfully completed several wells including its State Tract 254 #1 Lower Frio discovery.

CERA Reports LNG Availability for Heating Season Limited
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - With hurricane-related shut-ins reducing nearly 7% of the Gulf of Mexico's yearly natural gas production, LNG may be a "supply of last resort" for the coming winter heating season, according to CERA.

Noble Energy Resumes Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Monday, October 10, 2005 - Noble Energy has resumed operations in the Gulf of Mexico with total net production currently at approximately 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (Boepd).

Burlington Says 3Q05 Production on Lower End of Guidance Range
Monday, October 10, 2005 - Burlington Resources updated guidance on expected third-quarter production volumes.

Delta Petroleum Resumes Production Shut In by Hurricane Rita
Monday, October 10, 2005 - Delta Petroleum says that most of the wells that were shut in as a result of Hurricane Rita have been returned to production.

R & R Marine's Port Arthur Facility Up and Running
Friday, October 07, 2005 - R & R Marine Fabrication and Drydock says that its three fabrication and dock yards located in Port Arthur Texas are now up and running after having incurred minimal damage from Hurricane Rita.

Cheniere Energy to Resume Construction on Sabine Pass LNG Project
Friday, October 07, 2005 - Cheniere Energy stated that on Monday October 10th it will begin remobilizing construction activities on its Sabine Pass construction site in west Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Gulfsands Petroleum Says Onshore Facilities Damaged by Hurricane Rita
Friday, October 07, 2005 - Gulfsands Petroleum says from initial review of operated and non-operated facilities it appears Hurricane Rita did only superficial damage to those facilities and such damages are insured.

Unicorp Acquires 60 Square Miles of 3-D Seismic in Abbeville Field
Thursday, October 06, 2005 - Unicorp has acquired 60 square miles of 3-D seismic in conjunction with the acquisition of additional working interests in the Abbeville Field located in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana.

Noble Expects Five Rigs to Return to Service by Month End
Thursday, October 06, 2005 - Noble estimates the Noble Jim Thompson, Noble Paul Romano, Noble Amos Runner, Noble Lorris Bouzigard and Noble Therald Martin will be able to return to operational status later this month.

Chevron Says Pascagoula Refinery Back to Normal by Month End
Thursday, October 06, 2005 - Chevron has successfully and safely initiated the startup procedures for its refinery at Pascagoula, Miss., which was shut down prior to Hurricane Katrina. The refinery could return to normal operations by the end of the month, ahead of previous estimates.

Rowan Considers Accelerating Newbuild Program
Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - Rowan Companies says that in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita and the resulting damage sustained by its offshore fleet, the Company is taking steps to accelerate the replacement of lost revenues.

Swift Energy Resumes Production at Lake Washington
Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - Swift Energy reports that production has been restored at its Lake Washington Field in Louisiana to approximately 80% of pre-Katrina levels, and production at its Masters Creek Field in Louisiana and its Brookeland Field in Texas is expected to be restored to 100% of pre-Rita levels within a week.

Anadarko Says Marco Polo Field is Back Online
Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - Anadarko's production from the Marco Polo field is back on onsream, and the K2 field is expected to ramp back up to pre-storm levels this week.

Goodrich Petroleum Continues Development of Cotton Valley Trend Acreage
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - Goodrich Petroleum has continued with the aggressive development of its acreage in the Cotton Valley Trend. The Company has drilled 50 wells in the Cotton Valley Trend to date with a 100% success rate. Of the 50 wells drilled to date, 42 are producing and 8 are currently being completed and anticipated to be online within 30 days.

Apache Says Half Its Natural Gas Production Back Onstream
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - Apache said that approximately half of its gross operated natural gas production and one-third of its gross operated oil production on- and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico are back on-stream in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Cimarex Energy Restores 35 MMcfe/d of Natural Gas Production
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - Cimarex Energy has restored approximately 35 million cubic feet per day of natural gas equivalent production (MMcfe/d) since the end of September.

ATP Says Production Operations Returning to Normal
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - ATP says a platform at Ship Shoal 358 appears to have sustained the most damage, however, preliminary estimates indicate the platform can be repaired and resume production in early 2006.

W&T Offshore Says Five Platforms Damaged by Hurricane Rita
Monday, October 03, 2005 - W&T Offshore reports initial assessment of the impact of Hurricane Rita on its operations in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of Hurricane Rita, the Company temporarily shut-in all operated wells.

ConocoPhillips Says Approximately 20,000 boepd Shut In
Monday, October 03, 2005 - ConocoPhillips says the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will leave approximately 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent production per day down for the third quarter.

Offshore Logistics' Gulf of Mexico Helicopter Fleet Escapes Damage
Monday, October 03, 2005 - Offshore Logistics says that its helicopter fleet operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico did not sustain any damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

McMoRan Exploration Sees No Major Damage to Platforms
Monday, October 03, 2005 - McMoRan Exploration's initial assessment of its exploration and development operations, production facilities and the Main Pass Energy Hub platforms indicate no apparent major damage.

Blake Offshore MODU & MOPU Fleet Intact with No Damage
Monday, October 03, 2005 - Blake Offshore reports that all of their Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) and Mobile Offshore Production Units (MOPUs) in the Gulf of Mexico are intact following Hurricane Rita.

Swift Energy Says Rita Caused Only Minimal Damage
Friday, September 30, 2005 - Swift Energy Company says that initial physical assessments of its Lake Washington, Bay De Chene, Cote Blanche Island and Masters Creek Fields in Louisiana and its Brookeland Field in Texas that were affected by Hurricane Rita show minimal damage.

After Hurricanes, U.S. Energy Output is Slow to Resume
Friday, September 30, 2005 - A lack of sufficient workers, helicopters and equipment is hampering efforts to assess damage to offshore Gulf of Mexico oil and natural-gas facilities and restart production, which remains mostly shut down nearly a week after Hurricane Rita came ashore.

Five Forest Oil Producing Platforms Sustain Damage
Friday, September 30, 2005 - Forest sustained damage to its facilities located at Eugene Island 266, 292 and 314 and at South Marsh Island 10 and 11. These properties were producing 6 MMcfe/d net to Forest before the hurricane.

Houston Exploration Says Production Still Shut-In
Friday, September 30, 2005 - The Houston Exploration Company said that while the eye of Hurricane Rita passed within 30 miles of more than 80 percent of the company's offshore operations, to date all fields have now been visually inspected and the damage appears to be minimal.

Bois d'Arc Energy Says Storm Damage Not Substantial
Thursday, September 29, 2005 - Bois d'Arc Energy incurred no significant damage to any of its main production platforms. The area most impacted by the storm was the Ship Shoal 113 unit where two low elevation caisson mounted pipeline junction platforms were damaged by high seas.

Murphy Oil Says Production Damage Minimal
Thursday, September 29, 2005 - Murphy Oil says that based on preliminary inspections, minimal damage has been sustained as a result of Hurricane Rita to the Company's operated producing facilities at Front Runner and Medusa in the Gulf of Mexico.

Callon Petroleum Says Hurricane Rita Damage Minimal
Thursday, September 29, 2005 - Callon Petroleum says all of it's offshore drilling and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico were suspended as of the middle of last week. The company says its major production facilities remained intact.

Mariner Energy Slowly Restoring Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Thursday, September 29, 2005 - Mariner Energy says approximately 60 MMcfe per day of production net to Mariner's interest was shut-in initially as a result of the effects of Hurricane Rita. Approximately 18 MMcfe per day of production has been restored.

Devon Energy Resuming Offshore Operations
Thursday, September 29, 2005 - Devon Energy has restored a portion of the offshore oil and natural gas production that it had suspended in preparation for Hurricane Rita.

GlobalSantaFe Finds Missing Jackup Rigs Off Louisiana Coast
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - GlobalSantaFe has located its two missing jackup rigs in shallow waters off the Louisiana coast. The GSF Adriatic VII and GSF High Island III appeared to have sustained severe damage, but a thorough assessment is required before the extent of damage and the economic feasibility of repairs can be determined.

Pioneer Says Hurricane Rita Impact Minimal
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Pioneer Natural Resources says that its Canyon Express and Falcon Corridor gas production facilities in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico resumed operations on September 26 after being evacuated beginning September 20 in advance of Hurricane Rita.

Newfield Loses Three Platforms to Storm
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Newfield Exploration reports initial findings of an aerial survey of its operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Three production platforms were lost in Hurricane Rita -- South Marsh Island 49 "B", East Cameron 151 "C" and East Cameron 286 "B."

Bontan Resumes Drilling on its Louisiana Gas Project
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Bontan Oil and Gas reports that Hurricane Rita caused no structural damage to either the rig or drilling site of the initial well located in Calcasieu Parish, LA. Drilling personnel who were evacuated for safety reasons are now back on site and drilling operations have now resumed as planned.

Whittier Energy Escapes Hurricane Rita Damage
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Whittier Energy says that none of its major oil and gas fields suffered any significant physical damage from either Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

Hydril Resumes Operations After Hurricane Rita
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Hydril says that Houston operations were shut down Thursday, September 22 through Monday, September 26 due to Hurricane Rita and resumed normal operations at all three facilities Tuesday morning, September 27.

Energy Partners Ltd. Says Damage Minimal from Rita
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Energy Partners, Ltd. has completed an initial assessment of its operated platforms and rigs and indications are that EPL's facilities suffered only minor damage and its rigs under contract are in their pre-storm locations.

Cimarex Energy Says Gas Production Remains Shut-in
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Cimarex Energy says that approximately 125 million cubic feet per day of its natural gas equivalent production (MMcfe/d) remains shut-in as a result of hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico and nearby coastal areas.

ATP Acquires Operatorship of King's Peak Prospect
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - ATP Oil & Gas has acquired a 55% working interest in the producing property "King's Peak" which consists of Mississippi Canyon Blocks 173 and 217 and Desoto Canyon Blocks 133 and 177.

Crimson Exploration Effects of Hurricane Rita Minimal
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Crimson Exploration has preliminary assessments of physical damage from Hurricane Rita on its south Louisiana and Texas gulf coast properties appears to be minimal.

Vintage Petroleum Reaffirms Annual Production Target
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Vintage Petroleum is reaffirming its previously established production target for 2005 of 27.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). Success experienced in the company's exploitation program is offsetting the anticipated impact from temporarily shut-in production caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in recent weeks.

Gulfport Energy Assesses Effect of Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Gulfport Energy, in preparation for Hurricane Rita, shut down operations in both its Hackberry field located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana and its West Cote Blanche field (WCBB) located in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.

Tidewater Reports No Damage Resulting from Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Tidewater has not experienced any injuries to its personnel, or any damage or interruption of service to any of its vessels currently serving the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of Hurricane Rita.

ENSCO Escapes Major Damage from Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - ENSCO International Incorporated has completed aerial inspections of its Gulf of Mexico rig fleet following Hurricane Rita. All rigs appear to be stable, and none appear to have sustained any structural damage.

Edge Petroleum Acquires Acreage in Chapman Ranch Field
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Edge Petroleum Corporation has entered into two separate agreements to acquire working interests ranging from 44% to 50% in the Chapman Ranch Field in Nueces County, Texas.

Noble Reports on Status of Offshore Units Following Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Noble Corporation reported that its offshore drilling units located in the main path of Hurricane Rita, a Category 5 hurricane offshore, were safely evacuated prior to the storm's arrival and that all the company's units in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have been secured.

Rig Owners Weigh in with Damage Reports
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Rig owners and exploration companies are still mobilizing forces to access damage to rigs and other offshore installations that were positioned in Rita's path. These latest reports provide a more accurate picture of the damage caused by Hurricane Rita.

Nabors Says Hurricane Rita Damage Minimal
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Nabors Industries has made a preliminary assessment of damage incurred during Hurricane Rita. Nabors had a number of rigs in the immediate path of the hurricane. The Company has confirmed that all rigs on various sites on the Outer Continental Shelf are in place and appear to have sustained little or no damage.

Stone Energy Loses Three Platforms to Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Stone conducted an initial flyover of its properties after the hurricane, which indicated that the South Marsh Island 108 D platform and Vermilion Block 255 A and B platforms have been lost.

Transocean Marianas Forced Off Location During Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Transocean Inc. reported that its moored semisubmersible rig Transocean Marianas was forced off its drilling location during Hurricane Rita and is grounded in shallow water at Eugene Island block 133 approximately 140 miles northwest of its pre-storm location.

Parker Drilling Says Barge Fleet Weathers Hurricane
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Parker Drilling has accounted for all rigs located along the coastal waters of Louisiana following Hurricane Rita. No material damage has been observed based on the assessment of personnel returning to the barge rigs in preparation to re-commence operations.

Horizon Offshore Says Marine Construction Vessels Not Damaged
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Horizon Offshore reports that its marine construction vessels located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico suffered no damage as a result of Hurricane Rita.

TODCO Completes Visual Inspection of Rig Fleet
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - TODCO reported that in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, it has completed a visual inspection of its offshore Gulf of Mexico and inland barge rig fleet. All rigs were accounted for during the visual inspection.

Whiting Petroleum Updates Production Outlook
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Whiting Petroleum estimates that approximately 14 million cubic feet equivalent (MMcfe) per day of operated production and approximately 10 MMcfe per day of non-operated production has been shut-in for approximately four days (a total of approximately 100 MMcfe) due to Hurricane Rita.

El Paso Corporation Provides Hurricane Update
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - El Paso provides a report on the impact of Hurricane Rita on its natural gas pipeline and production businesses.

Trico Marine Services Reports on Vessels Following Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Trico Marine Services says that based on a preliminary inspection of its vessels based in the Gulf of Mexico, all vessels have been located and none have sustained any significant damage from the impact of Hurricane Rita.

Pride International Reports No Significant Damage from Hurricane Rita
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Pride International says following an aerial inspection of its U.S. Gulf of Mexico fleet, its ten jackups and four platform rigs appear to have suffered no significant damage from Hurricane Rita.

Petrogen Temporarily Shuts In Production at Emily Hawes Field
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Petrogen says that in anticipation of Hurricane Rita, natural gas production from the Emily Hawes #3A well (EH#3A) on the Company's Emily Hawes Field property, Calhoun County, Texas, was temporarily shut-in.

Petsec Says Vermilion 258 Platform Suffers Only Minor Damage
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Petsec says Hurricane Rita passed over both the Vermilion 258 and West Cameron 352 platforms, which were both shut-in. The Vermilion 258 platform suffered only minor damage.

Kerr-McGee Gulf of Mexico Facilities Intact Following Hurricane Rita
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Kerr-McGee reports that an initial flyover of its Gulf of Mexico facilities indicates all of its major operated facilities are intact, with no structural damage from Hurricane Rita observed.

Cheniere Energy Says Hurricane Rita Impact Minimal
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Cheniere Energy says that its own preliminary survey found negligible impact from Hurricane Rita to its Sabine Pass site in west Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Chevron Says Typhoon TLP Suffers Damage During Hurricane Rita
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Initial assessments have revealed that the Typhoon tension leg platform (located in 2,000 feet of water in the Green Canyon area approximately 165 miles south-southwest of New Orleans) was severed from its mooring and suffered severe damage during the storm.

Several Rowan Rigs Move Off Location During Hurricane Rita
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Rowan Companies reports that, in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, its jackup rigs Rowan Odessa and Rowan Halifax were not at their pre-storm locations. In addition, the hull of the jackup Rowan Louisiana apparently detached from its legs and is aground offshore Louisiana.

GlobalSantaFe Unable to Locate Two Jackups in Gulf of Mexico
Monday, September 26, 2005 - GlobalSantaFe reported that two of its jackup rigs, the GSF Adriatic VII and GSF High Island III, could not be found on their drilling locations during a search by fixed-wing aircraft Sunday.

Two Diamond Offshore Semisubs Move Off Location During Hurricane Rita
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Diamond Offshore Drilling, reported that the drilling rigs Ocean Saratoga and Ocean Star broke free from their moorings as Hurricane Rita passed west of both semisubmersibles. Both of the units and their well operations were secured and personnel were evacuated well in advance of the storm.

Atwood Rigs Continue to Add to Backlog of Work
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Atwood Oceanics reports that the ATWOOD FALCON and VICKSBURG have been awarded a contract extension and a new contract, respectively.

Analysts: Damage from Rita Less Severe Than Expected
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Based on expectations that Rita damage will be minimal and major hurricanes threats have ended for the 2005 season, energy consultant Stephen Smith said he's betting Henry Hub cash ($15.27 on Sept. 22) will come tumbling down over the next week to 10 days and November futures ($12.687 Friday) will fall by more than $1/MMBtu before expiring in late October.

Helmerich & Payne Sees No Significant Damage from Hurricane Rita
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Helmerich & Payne does not expect any significant damage to its offshore platform rigs as a result of Hurricane Rita. Furthermore, the Company's onshore rigs, construction operations and facilities in the area impacted by the hurricane appear to have suffered little damage.

Rita Sinks Offshore Rigs; Capsizes Tension Leg Platform
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Rita may have landed at Sabine Pass as a category 3 hurricane but she plowed through Gulf of Mexico offshore oilfields at a Category 5 level knocking down jackjup rigs and setting deepwater floating rigs adrift.

Burlington Resources Says 140 Mmcfed Gulf of Mexico Production Shut-in
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Burlington Resources reports that approximately 140 million net cubic feet per day of natural gas equivalent production (MMcfed) is currently shut-in as a result of Hurricane Rita, down from a maximum storm-related curtailment of 180 MMcfed.

Marathon Oil Says Four Offshore Platforms Shut-in
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Marathon Oil says the Ewing Bank platform (130 miles south of New Orleans; 17,000 gross barrels of oil per day and 17.5 gross million cubic feet of gas per day) and three South Pass platforms (1,500 gross barrels of oil per day and 7.5 gross million cubic feet of gas per day) continues to remain shut in.

Katrina, Rita Expected to Cause Gas, Fuel Shortages in Mexico
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Two devastating hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in less than a month could cause natural gas and fuel supply shortages in Mexico as well as causing energy prices to spike, energy ministry sources said.

Deepwater Nautilus Breaks Loose in Heavy Hurricane Rita Seas
Friday, September 23, 2005 - The Deepwater Nautilus, an ultra-deep water state of the art semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by Transocean Inc., broke free while attempting to run from Hurricane Rita and is now adrift in heavy Hurricane Rita seas.

Stone Energy Corporation Provides Production Update
Thursday, September 22, 2005 - Stone Energy reports that as of September 19, 2005, approximately 75% of the 260 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (MMcfe) of average net daily production (both offshore and Gulf Coast onshore) previously shut-in as a result of Hurricane Katrina was back on line.

Special Report: Rita's Projected Path Could Mean Big Damages
Thursday, September 22, 2005 - At present, the eye of Hurricane Rita is poised outside the oil and gas producing waters of the US Gulf of Mexico, but this massive storm is preparing to drive straight through the parts of the oil patch missed by Katrina. Read in the special report about how Rita's projected path through the GOM leads it through areas containing over 1,200 platforms and 80 mobile offshore drilling rigs.

Swift Energy Prepares for Hurricane Rita
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - Swift Energy reports that standard hurricane shut-down procedures were implemented beginning Tuesday, September 20, for all of its coastal Louisiana properties including the Lake Washington Field in Plaquemines Parish, the Bay de Chene Field in Jefferson and Lafourche Parishes, and the Cote Blanche Island Field in St. Mary's Parish, due to potentially worsening weather conditions from approaching Hurricane Rita.

Meridian Resource Making Progress on Damage Caused by Katrina
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - The Meridian Resource Corporation says it has performed complete onsite inspections of all of its facilities in the Biloxi Marshland area located in southeastern Louisiana. The inspections enabled the Company to further identify the extent of the damage caused by the storm and the specific resources necessary to re-establish production in this area.

Oil Companies Begin Evacuations as Rita Threatens US Gulf
Monday, September 19, 2005 - Oil companies began pulling workers back out of the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, as Tropical Storm Rita threatened the Gulf Coast production and refining assets spared by Hurricane Katrina just three weeks ago.