About 31% of offshore crude oil production and about 33% of natural gas output remained shut in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM) on June 9 after the passage of Tropical Storm Cristobal, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said.
That is about 575,541 bbl/d of crude oil and 898.32 MMcf/d of natural gas.
On June 8, 34% of crude oil production and 35% of natural gas output was shut, according to BSEE.
The federal agency also said about 19%, or 123 production platforms, and one exploration rig remained evacuated.
In total, the storm has shut in 2.5 MMbbl/d and 3.5 Bcf/d of natural gas production since June 7, according to BSEE.
Cristobal formed June 1, struck the Mexican coast and then passed north to make landfall in southeast Louisiana on June 7. Currently, Cristobal, now considered an extratropical depression, is passing over Missouri, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.
Ten refineries in Louisiana and Mississippi, with a combined production capacity of 2.7 million bbl/d, or 14.5% of national capacity, remained in operation throughout the storm’s passage over the Gulf Coast, sources familiar with operations and companies said.
U.S. GoM waters account for about 15% of total U.S. crude production and 5% of U.S. natural gas output, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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