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*These statistics reflect evacuations and shut-in production
from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (remaining)*
Given the relatively small variations in the
shut-in statistics, beginning Wednesday, January 11, 2006,
MMS will issue Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita Evacuation and
Production Shut-in Statistics every 2 weeks. The report will be
posted on the www.mms.gov
website at 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesdays. In the last few days there
has been minimal improvement in the production numbers and this
appears to be a trend that will continue with incremental movement
over the next several months.
These evacuations are equivalent to 11.97%
of 819 manned platforms and 0.00% of 134 rigs currently operating
in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Today’s shut-in oil production is 373,407
BOPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 24.89 % of the
daily oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately
1.5 million BOPD.
Today’s shut-in gas production is 1.656
BCFPD. This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 16.56% of the
daily gas production in the GOM, which is currently approximately
10 BCFPD.
The cumulative shut-in oil production for
the period 8/26/05-1/25/06 is 119,356,377 bbls, which is
equivalent to 21.80% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM
(approximately 547.5 million barrels).
The cumulative shut-in gas production
8/26/05-1/25/06 is 609.261 BCF, which is equivalent to 16.692 % of
the yearly production of gas in the GOM (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. CST. 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.
Shut-ins for oil and gas production are
standard procedures conducted by industry for safety reasons. Once
facilities have been inspected and all standard checks have been
completed the production for these facilities will be brought back
on line.
The MMS will continue to update the shut-in
statistics at 1:00 PM CST on Mondays and Thursdays until these
statistics are no longer significant.
MMS, an agency of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, manages offshore oil and gas exploration as well as
renewable and alternative energy sources such as wind, wave, and
solar on 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf while
protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments. 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, and contributes to the Land and Water
Conservation Fund and other special use funds, with Fiscal Year
2005 disbursements of approximately $9.9 billion and more than
$153 billion since 1982.
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