The NewsRoom
Release: #3300 
Date: July 12, 2005

Hurricane Dennis
Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics
as of Tuesday, July 12, 2005

The next report will be issued Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 1:00 pm CDT. 
For information concerning the storms click on www.mms.gov

These evacuations are equivalent to 7.8% of 819 manned platforms and 18.7% of 134 rigs currently operating in the GOM.

This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 57.2% of daily production of oil in GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million BOPD.

This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 43.0% of the daily production of gas in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10.0 BCFPD.

The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 7/8/05-7/12/05 is 4,988,360 bbls, which is equivalent to 0.91% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM which is approximately 547.5 million barrels.

The cumulative shut-in gas production 7/8/05-7/12/05 is 22.4 BCF, which is equivalent to 0.6% of the yearly production of gas in the GOM which is approximately 3.65 TCF.

These cumulative numbers reflect updated production numbers from all previous reports. The reports only represent input received by 11:30 a.m. CDT. If a company does not report by 11:30 a.m. it is not included in the special information release, but it is included in the cumulative shut-in production. This may result in an apparent increase in the cumulative report amount.

MMS, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, oversees 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy and minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments through advanced science and technology research. The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 21 percent of natural gas produced domestically, and sand used for coastal restoration. MMS collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, with Fiscal Year 2004 disbursements of approximately $8 billion and more than $143 billion since 1982. The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which pays for cooperative conservation, grants to states, and Federal land acquisition, gets nearly $1 billion a year.

Relevant Web Sites:
   MMS Main Website
   Gulf of Mexico Website

Media Contacts:
   Debra Winbush  (504) 736-2595
   Caryl Fagot        (504) 736-2590

MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior
 

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