MMS: Crews Returning, But Production Still Mostly Shut-in
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are reboarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following both Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. The Minerals Management Service is monitoring activities for both hurricanes through its Continuity of Operations Plan team. This team will be activated until operations return to normal.
Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 a.m. CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from a total of 498 production platforms, equivalent to 69.5 % of the 717 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Production platforms are the structures located offshore from which oil and natural gas are produced. These structures remain in the same location throughout a project’s duration unlike drilling rigs which typically move from location to location.
Districts
|
Lake
Jackson |
Lake
Charles |
Lafayette
|
Houma
|
New
Orleans |
Total
|
Platforms
Evacuated |
84
|
113
|
119
|
99
|
83
|
498
|
Rigs
Evacuated |
9
|
14
|
14
|
20
|
14
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil, BOPD
Shut-in |
69,367
|
35,263
|
160,059
|
433,645
|
565,396
|
1,263,730
|
Gas,
MMCF/D
Shut-in
|
1,200
|
816
|
1,211
|
992
|
2,012
|
6,231
|
Read more on the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in Rigzone's Special Coverage After the Storm. |
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