Hurricane shuts in more than two-thirds of GoM oil production

Oct. 28, 2020

From 42 operator reports, BSEE estimates that about 66.6% of the current oil production and 44.5% of the natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico have been shut-in due to Hurricane Zeta.

Offshore staff

NEW ORLEANS – Personnel have been evacuated from 228 production platforms and three non-DP rigs in the Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Zeta, according to the Bureau of Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).

Six DP rigs have moved off location.

From 42 operator reports, BSEE estimates that about 66.6% of the current oil production and 44.5% of the natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico have been shut-in. This equates to 1,231,305 b/d of oil and 1,205 MMcf/d of gas.

10/28/2020