Operators returning to GoM after hurricane
Offshore staff
NEW ORLEANS – Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are beginning to re-board platforms and rigs following Hurricane Michael, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 a.m. CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from 59 production platforms, or 8.6% of the 687 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Personnel have been evacuated from two rigs (non-dynamically positioned), equivalent to 9.1% of the 22 non-DP rigs of this type currently operating in the Gulf.
From operator reports, it is estimated that about 680,107 b/d or 40.0% of the current oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut-in. It is also estimated that approximately 744 MMcf/d or 29.1% of the natural gas production in the Gulf has been shut-in.