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Release: #3444
Date: December 19, 2005

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita
Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report
as of Monday, December 19, 2005

Next Report will be issued on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 1:00 PM CST
For information concerning the storm click on www.mms.gov

MMS is now issuing Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics twice a week. The report will be posted on the www.mms.gov website at 2:00 p.m. EST on Mondays and Thursdays. 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 12.70% 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 414,495 BOPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 27.63 % of the daily oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million BOPD.

Today’s shut-in gas production is 2.014 BCFPD. This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 20.14% of the daily gas production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD.

The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 8/26/05-12/19/05 is 104,648,778 bbls, which is equivalent to 19.114% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM (approximately 547.5 million barrels).

The cumulative shut-in gas production 8/26/05-12/19/05 is 541.092 BCF, which is equivalent to 14.824 % 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.

Relevant Web Site:
   MMS Main Website

Media Contact:
   Gary Strasburg  (202) 208-3985

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

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