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Hurricane Katrina

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 Three New Gulf of Mexico Region Notices to Lessees (09/15/05)

 Message to Employees from the Regional Director (09/14/05)

Despite extensive damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Minerals Management Service is continuing to operate in the Gulf of Mexico. The Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Team has set up business in Houston, transferring regional office operations and a limited number of staff to carry out regional operations. MMS District and sub District offices in Lafayette LA, Houma LA, Lake Jackson TX and Lake Charles, LA are fully operational.

All inspection functions are being handled through the Lafayette District office (337-262-6632). MMS staff and inspectors, who are charged with onsite enforcement of safety regulations, are working with the offshore oil and gas industry as they review the status of offshore platforms and pipelines before resuming operations.

Shut-in statistics will be updated on the www.mms.gov website each day around 1:00 CDT. Because of adjustments in the website management, this time may vary slightly, but will be as close to 1:00 CDT as possible.

All incidents caused by Hurricane Katrina are to be reported to the COOP Operations Center at either 281-987-6876 or 281-987-6865, or faxed to 281-987-6885.

Companies are expected to report any damage to pipelines and platforms, as well as any status updates to previously reported information, as soon as it becomes known. Please use the following numbers to call in the status of your pipelines and platforms:

Pipelines: 281-986-6157
                 281-986-6158
                 281-986-6159		 Platforms: 281-986-6165
Plans:       281-986-6163		 Written correspondence
Minerals Management Service
P.O. Box 60389
Houston, TX 77205
Regional and New Orleans District temporary fax number: 281-986-6179
If you need a physical address:
4141 N. Sam Houston Pkwy East, Room 104; Houston, Texas 77032

MMS employees effected by the hurricane should use the information on the GOM MMS Employee Emergency Information page.

Notices to Lessees

Gulf of Mexico Region Notices to Lessees
NTL Title

Effective Date

Subject
2005 G-15 09/21/05 Hurricane and Tropical Storm Evacuation and Production Curtailment Statistics
" "  Form MMS-132
2005 G-14 09/16/05 Damage Caused by Hurricane Katrina
2005 G-13 09/15/05 Change of Address for Contractor Receiving Digital Well Log Drilling Records after Hurricane
2005 G-12 09/15/05 Amended - Gulf of Mexico Regional Office Operations after Hurricane
2005 G-11 09/09/05 Gulf of Mexico Regional Office Operations after Hurricane

Hurricane Katrina Press Releases

bullet 09/22/2005 Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Thursday, September 22, 2005
 
bullet 09/21/2005 Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Wednesday, September 21, 2005
 
bullet 09/20/2005 Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Tuesday, September 20, 2005
 
bullet 09/19/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Monday, September 19, 2005
 
bullet 09/16/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Friday, September 16, 2005
 
bullet 09/16/2005 MMS Working to Restore Gulf of Mexico Energy Resources
 
bullet 09/16/2005 MMS Requires Inspection of Facilities Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
 
bullet 09/15/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Thursday, September 15, 2005
 
bullet 09/14/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Wednesday, September 14, 2005
 
bullet 09/13/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Tuesday, September 13, 2005
 
bullet 09/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Monday, September 12, 2005
 
bullet 09/10/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Saturday, September 10, 2005
 
bullet 09/09/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Friday, September 9, 2005
 
bullet 09/08/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Thursday, September 8, 2005
 
bullet 09/07/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Wednesday, September 7, 2005
 
bullet 09/06/2005 Department of Interior Describes Status of Offshore Oil and Gas Production Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
 
bullet 09/06/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Tuesday, September 6, 2005
 
bullet Statement of Rebecca Watson, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, September 6, 2005 PDF
 
bullet 09/05/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics Report as of Monday, September 5, 2005
 
bullet 09/03/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics Report as of Saturday, September 3, 2005
 
bullet 09/02/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics Report as of Friday, September 2, 2005
 
bullet 09/01/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics Report as of Thursday, September 1, 2005
 
bullet 08/31/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics Report as of Wednesday, August 31, 2005
 
bullet 08/30/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics Report as of Tuesday, August 30, 2005
 
bullet 08/29/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics as of Monday, August 29, 2005
 
bullet 08/26/2005 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Shut-in Statistics as of Friday, August 26, 2005

Related Information

bullet Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for Emergency Actions and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (711KB PDF)
 
bullet Louisiana DNR Authorizes Emergency repairs due to Hurricane Katrina
 
bullet MMS Historical Hurricane information (Please note that this page and the pages it links to are NOT being updated.) Our Gulf of Mexico Regional office and all other MMS offices in the New Orleans area (Jefferson Parish LA) are closed.  Thus, area code 504 phone numbers do not work. Notices to Lessees related to Hurricane Katrina will be listed on this page, not the MMS Historical Hurricane Information page.

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