Offshore staff
(United States, Gulf of Mexico)-Kerr-McGee Corp. has restarted 105,000 boe/d of its total net GoM production, which averaged 130,000 boe/d prior to the hurricane. The company's production has reached 93% of its average pre-hurricane net daily production.
The Kerr-McGee-operated deepwater facilities,Nansen, Boomvang, Gunnison and Red Hawk, and shelf facilities operated by the company in the central and western Gulf are producing at pre-hurricane levels. The company continues to inspect and repair minor damage to its eastern Gulf shelf operations that remain shut in, including Main Pass block102, Main Pass block 108, and Breton Sound.
The Neptune facility has been fully inspected and is ready to restart production. Startup of remaining production will be dependent upon reopening of onshore oil terminals, gas processing facilities and pipelines.
The company resumed installation activities for theConstitution and Ticonderoga development in the deepwater Gulf, which remains on schedule to achieve first production in 2006. The spar hull and topsides for the development sustained no damage from the hurricane.
09/07/05
