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Release: #3236
Date: February 14, 2005

Hurricane Ivan Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics
as of Monday, February 14, 2005 

*******Final Report*******

This survey is reflective of 17 companies’ reports as of 11:30 a.m. Central Time.

**Shut-in production rates do not include production lost because of destroyed platforms.

These evacuations are equivalent to 1.18% of 764 manned platforms and 0.85% of 117 rigs currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 7.42% of daily production of oil in the GOM, which is approximately 1.7 million barrels of oil per day (BOPD).  The 126,090 BOPD currently shut-in is approximately 0.64% of the 19.7 million barrels consumed in the U.S. each day.  Of the remaining shut-in oil production, a few shut-in deepwater facilities account for approximately 60% of the 126,090 barrels.  The operators of these facilities have “tentatively” scheduled to be back online by the end of the first quarter 2005.  Because there will be few weekly changes as a result of these plans, this is the last update on shut-in production that MMS will issue.

This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 1.19% of the daily production of gas in the GOM, which is approximately 12.3 billion cubic feet per day (BCFPD).  The 146.50 million cubic feet per day (MMCF) per day currently shut-in is approximately 0.24% of the 60.184 BCF consumed in the U.S. each day. 

The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 9/11/04-2/14/05 is 43,841,245 bbls, which is equivalent to 7.246% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM, which is approximately 605 million barrels.

The cumulative shut-in gas production 9/11/04-2/14/05 is 172.259 BCF, which is equivalent to 3.871% of the yearly production of gas in the GOM, which is approximately 4.45 TCF.

These cumulative numbers reflect updated production numbers from all previous reports.  The reports only represent input received by 11:30 a.m. Central Time.  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.

MMS, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, oversees 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy and minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments through advanced science and technology research.  The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 23 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, with fiscal year 2004 disbursements of around $8 billion and more than $143 billion since 1982.  The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which pays for acquisition of state and federal park and recreation land, gets nearly $1 billion a year.
 

Relevant Web Sites:
   MMS Main Website
   Gulf of Mexico Website

Media Contacts:
   Joe Trahan (504) 736-2595
   Debra Winbush  (504) 736-2597
 

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

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