U.S. Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
News Release
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U.S. Department of the Interior News Release |
| FOR RELEASE: | August 15 2003 | Contact: Barney Congdon |
| (504) 736-2595 | ||
Caryl Fagot |
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Debra Winbush |
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| (504) 736-2597 |
Hurricane Erika Evacuation
and Production Statistics
as of Friday, August 15, 2003
Next report will be issued Monday, August 18, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. CDT
For Information Concerning the Storm Click on www.gomr.mms.gov
*** This survey is reflective of 7 companies’ reports.
| Districts | Lake Jackson | Lake Charles | Lafayette | Houma | New Orleans | Total |
| Platforms Evacuated |
9 |
13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Rigs Evacuated |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oil, BOPD Shut-in |
28 | 549 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 677 |
| Gas, MMCF/D Shut-in |
20 | 34.65 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 134.65 |
These evacuations are equivalent to 3.04 % of 1085 manned platforms and 0.71% of 140 rigs currently operating in the GOM.
This Shut-in oil production is equivalent to 677 bbls, which is 0.04% of daily production of oil in GOM, which is approximately 1.6 million BOPD.
This Shut-in gas production is equivalent to 134.65 MMCF, which is 0.96% of the daily production of gas in the GOM, which is approximately 14 BCFPD.
MMS is the Federal agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages the nation's oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in Federal offshore waters. The agency also collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian leases. These revenues totaled over $6 billion in 2002 and nearly $127 billion since the agency was created in 1982. Annually, nearly $1 billion from those revenues go into the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the acquisition and development
MMS Main Website:
www.mms.gov
Gulf of Mexico Website:
www.gomr.mms.gov