The Oil Drum

MMS Shut-in report as of Monday -- as of Friday was 78.98% oil / 57.80% gas so some/little progress oil/gas, now at 69.57% / 54.13%; more rigs manned, probably another day or two of 'easy' gains and then we'll probably see numbers start to hold static for a while:

http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2005/press0905.htm

These evacuations are equivalent to 27.83% of 819 manned platforms and 27.61% of 134 rigs currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The number of manned platforms that are evacuated declined 25 percent from yesterday.

Today's shut-in oil production is 1,043,681 BOPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 69.57% of the daily oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million BOPD. This represents a 5 percent improvement from yesterday's figures.

Today's shut-in gas production is 5.225 BCFPD. This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 54.13% of the daily gas production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD. This represents a 2 percent improvement from Sunday's figures.

The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 8/26/05-9/3/05 is 11,985,960 bbls, which is equivalent to 2.189% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM (approximately 547.5 million barrels).

The cumulative shut-in gas production 8/26/05-9/5/05 is 64.087 BCF, which is equivalent to 1.756% of the yearly production of gas in the GOM (approximately 3.65 TCF).