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A couple of fifth of crude oil output and 28% of pure gasoline manufacturing within the U.S. Gulf of Mexico waters have been nonetheless offline within the wake of Hurricane Francine, in line with a federal report on Sunday.
The storm barreled by way of the offshore-energy area and reached Louisiana as a Class 2 hurricane on Wednesday.
As of Sunday, Vitality producers had shut-in 338,690 barrels a day of oil manufacturing and practically 515 million cubic ft of pure gasoline from Gulf waters, the U.S. Bureau of Security and Environmental Enforcement estimated from producer studies.
Producers reminiscent of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) introduced plans to evacuate workers and restrict drilling in preparation for the storm.
|
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 |
Complete |
Proportion of GOM |
|
Platforms Evacuated |
37 |
10% |
|
Rigs Evacuated |
0 |
0% |
|
DP Rigs Moved-off |
2 |
10% |
|
Complete Shut-in Proportion of GOM Manufacturing |
||
|
Oil, BOPD Shut-in |
338,690(BOPD) |
19.35% |
|
Gasoline, MMCFD Shut-in |
514.8(MMCFD) |
27.64% |
Supply: Bureau of Security and Environmental Enforcement
|
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 |
Complete |
Proportion of GOM |
|
Platforms Evacuated |
52 |
14% |
|
Rigs Evacuated |
0 |
0% |
|
DP Rigs Moved-off |
2 |
10% |
|
Complete Shut-in Proportion of GOM Manufacturing |
||
|
Oil, BOPD Shut-in |
522,233(BOPD) |
29.84% |
|
Gasoline, MMCFD Shut-in |
755(MMCFD) |
40.6% |
Supply: Bureau of Security and Environmental Enforcement
