Nearly 30% of US Gulf oil production remains shut in following Ida

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Nearly 30% of the current US Gulf oil production remains shut in on Wednesday, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said.

Conditions continue to improve with offshore gas production as well, standing at 39% shut in.

Oil and gas producers in the region have experienced an uneven recovery, due to damages of some facilities, power outages in the region and lack of crews.

The following table shows the number of platforms and rigs evacuated, including the total of oil and natural gas that has been shut in.

	Total	%
Platforms evacuated	36	6.43
Rigs evacuated	0	0
Oil shut in (bbl/day)	537,193	29.52
Gas shut in (bcf/day)	878.70	37.40

Source: BSEE

Shell continues to ramp up production in its Appomattox, Enchilada/Salsa and Auger assets.

Damage assessments continue at its West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facility.

Shell’s Perdido asset is ready to re-start once power is restored at a non-Shell downstream facility that lost electricity after Tropical Storm Nicholas.