US Gulf of Mexico oil output 100 pct shut-MMS
US Gulf of Mexico oil output 100 pct shut-MMS
24 Sep 2005 18:10:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Offshore U.S. crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico was totally shut on Saturday with natural gas output also lower, the U.S. Minerals Management Service said in its daily report logging the impact of Hurricane Rita and the prior Hurricane Katrina.
MMS said the percentage of oil output shut was 100 percent, up from 99.125 percent on Friday. The normal daily oil output from Gulf of Mexico operations is 1.5 million barrels per day.
The report said 1.5 million bpd of crude oil production was shut as Saturday, in contrast to 1.486 million bpd reported shut on Friday.
For natural gas, 7.488 billion cubic feet per day, or 74.88 percent, was shut Saturday. On Friday, 7.204 bcfd, or 72.04 percent, was shut. The normal daily natural gas output is 10 bcfd.