Sept 7 (Reuters) – Most energy firms that shut their operations in the U.S.
Gulf Coast as Hurricane Isaac pummeled the region last week had restored
production and restaffed their offshore drilling platforms as of Friday.
A low-pressure system that had formed over the north-central Gulf of Mexico
a week after Isaac swept through the region weakened Friday and had just a 20
percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone, according to the National
Hurricane Center.
Oil giant Chevron Corp said it has redeployed personnel to the
offshore platforms and is restoring production that was shut by the hurricane.
BHP Billiton said Thursday that production from its Shenzi and
Neptune platforms in the Gulf of Mexico has reached full rates, adding its
non-operated assets — the Atlantis and Mad Dog platforms — are in the process
of ramping up output.
The Gulf of Mexico accounts for about 23 percent of U.S. oil production and
7 percent of natural gas output, according to the U.S. Energy Information
Administration. About 30 percent of U.S. natural gas processing plant capacity
and 44 percent of the country’s oil refining capacity lies along the Gulf Coast,
the EIA said.
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CURRENTLY SHUT OR SLOWED:
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* Two refineries with aggregate 439,500 bpd capacity restarting
* Seven refineries with total 1.22 million bpd capacity at reduced rates
* 501,683 bpd, or 36.35 percent, of Gulf of Mexico oil production as of Friday
* 0.847 bcf/d, or 19.43 percent, of Gulf natural gas production shut on Friday
Oil (barrels) Gas (mmcf)
Aug. 25 119,138 73
Aug. 26 333,815 371
Aug. 27 1,076,642 2,165.94
Aug. 28 1,287,275 3,001.52
Aug. 29 1,307,076 3,223.92
Aug. 30 1,310,801 3,263.57
Aug. 31 1,308,362 3,075.19
Sept. 1 1,290,757 2936.74
Sept. 2 986,698 2502.84
Sept. 3 804,335 1,737.80
Sept. 4 710,866 1,308.75
Sept. 5 680,749 1,156.87
Sept. 6 593,090 957.81
Sept. 7 501,683 847.27
Total 12,311,287 26,622
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement)
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OFFSHORE PRODUCTION IMPACT
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OIL/GAS
Company Asset Capacity oil/gas Date Shut Restarted
Anadarko Independence Hub 1 bcf/d Aug 26 Sep 04
Marco Polo 120,000 bpd/300 mmcf/d Aug 26 Sep 04
Constitution 70,000 bpd/200 mmcf/d Aug 26 Sep 04
Gunnison 40,000 bpd/200 mmcf/d Aug 26 Sep 04
Neptune 14,000 bpd/ 23 mmcf/d Aug 26 N/A
ATP ATP Innovator 20,000 bpd/100 mmcf/d N/A N/A
ATP Titan 25,000 bpd/ 50 mmcf/d N/A N/A
BHP Billiton Shenzi 120,000 bpd/ 50 mmcf/d Aug 27 Sep 01
Neptune 50,000 bpd 50 mmcf/d Aug 27 Sep 01
BP Thunder Horse 250,000 bpd/ 200 mmcf/d Aug 24 N/A
Atlantis 200,000 bpd/ 180 mmcf/d Aug 26 Sep 06
Na Kika 110,000 bpd/ 500 mmcf/d Aug 25 N/A
Mad Dog 80,000 bpd/ 60 mmcf/d Aug 26 Sep 06
Holstein 110,000 bpd/
Horn Mountain 65,000 bpd/ 68 mmcf/d Aug 25 N/A
Marlin 60,000 bpd/ 250 mmcf/d Aug 25 N/A
Chevron Tahiti 120,000 bpd/ 70 mmcf/d Aug 29 Sep 07
Blind Faith 65,000 bpd/ 55 mmcf/d Aug 28 Sep 07
Genesis 55,000 bpd/ 72 mmcf/d Aug 29 Sep 07
Petronius 40,000 bpd/ 35 mmcf/d Aug 29 Sep 07
ConocoPhillips Magnolia 8,000 bpd/ 16 mmcf/d* Aug 26 Sep 3
* (as of June 2011 )
ENI Devil’s Tower 60,000 bpd 110 mmcf/d Aug 28 Sep 05
Marathon Oil Ewing Bank 9,700 bpd/ 8.2 mmcf/d Aug 27 Sep 04
Murphy Oil Thunder Hawk 60,000 bpd/ 70 mmcf/d Aug 26 Sep 07
FrontRunner 60,000 bpd/ 110 mmcf/d Aug 27 Sep 07
Medusa 35,000 bpd/ 35 mmcf/d Aug 27 Sep 07
Petrobras Cascade/Chinook 80,000 bpd/ 16 mmcf/d Aug 28 Aug 31
Shell Mars 160,000 bpd/ 121 mmcf/d Aug 28 Sep 05
Ursa 150,000 bpd/ 400 mmcf/d Aug 28 Sep 05
Auger 101,000 bpd/ 415 mmcf/d Aug 28 Sep 05
Brutus 100,000 bpd/ 150 mmcf/d Aug 28 Sep 05
Ram-Powell 70,000 bpd/ 260 mmcf/d Aug 28 Sep 05
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REFINERIES NEAREST HURRICANE
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Company Asset Capacity Date Shut/ Restarting/
(‘000 bpd) reduced Restarted
Alon Krotz Springs LA 80 Reduced rates Aug 29 N/A
Chevron Pascagoula MS 330 Reduced rates Aug 29 N/A
Exxon Chalmette LA 192.5 Restart prep Aug 27 Sep 01
Baton Rouge LA 502.5 Normal ops Aug 30 Sep 03
Marathon Garyville LA 490 Normal rates Aug 27 Sep 04
Motiva Norco LA 233.5 Restarting Aug 27 Sep 02
Convent LA 235 Restarting Aug 27 Sep 02
Phillips66 Belle Chasse 247 Power loss Wed. Aug 27 N/A
Valero Norco LA 205 Restarting Aug 27 Sep 01
Meraux LA 125 Restarting Aug 27 Sep 04
Memphis, TN 180 Normal rates Aug 27 Sep 05
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RESTAFFING, RESTART
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* Anadarko Petroleum Corp – Restarted four of six shut platforms in
the Gulf of Mexico. It hopes to ramp up volumes and start Neptune platform after
third-party infrastructure returns to service.
* Apache Corp – began sending crews to its Gulf of Mexico operations
on Friday.
* ATP Oil and Gas Corp – Restaffing and soon restarting two Gulf
Coast platforms.
* BHP Billiton Ltd – production from Shenzi and Neptune platforms
has reached full rates. Atlantis and Mad Dog platforms in the process of
ramping up output.
* BP Plc – Restaffing platforms, production to start in coming
days.
* Chevron Corp – Restoring production at shut platforms. The 330,000
barrel-per-day (bpd) Pascagoula, Mississippi, refinery continues to operate at a
reduced rate.
* ConocoPhillips – Magnolia back to normal operations.
* Enterprise Products Partners LP – All Gulf Coast assets resumed
operations. Onshore natural gas processing plants operational.
* Exxon Mobil Corp – Restarting Chalmette, Louisiana refinery.
* Marathon Oil – Resumed all Gulf of Mexico operations.
* Murphy Oil Corp – Completed restaffing and platforms back in
operation.
* Petrobras – Restored production to Cascade
Friday
* Shell – Restaffing shut Gulf of Mexico operations, production
ramp up could take up to three to five days.
* Williams Cos Inc — no major damage to Gulf of Mexico operations.
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PORTS, TERMINALS, PIPELINES
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* Boardwalk Pipeline partners – Gulf South natural gas pipeline has
cleared most locations fit for operations.
* Chevron subsidiary Sabine Pipe Line LLC opened the Sea Robin/Henry Hub
interconnection in Louisiana gas deliveries after having shut last week.
* Colonial Pipeline – Operations continue normally, no power losses.
* Destin Pipeline Co LLC, majority owner BP, lifted force majeure on Monday
and resumed limited transportation services post-Isaac Wednesday.
* Enbridge Inc – Stingray natural gas pipeline began accepting
nominations for flows of natural gas.
* Kinder Morgan Energy Partners – Sea Robin Interconnect on Southern
Natural Gas Pipeline approved to begin flows. Gas flows on Tennessee Gas
Pipeline remain limited.
* Louisiana Offshore Oil Port – Resumed tanker offloadings
* Magellan Midstream Partners LP – Resumed normal operations at
Gibson and Marrero, Louisiana, terminals.
* Mississippi River open to traffic.
* Shell’s Convent, Louisiana and Collins, Mississippi, terminals reopened
while Kenner, Louisiana, terminal shut. Capline pipeline system
restarted.
* Southern Union Co – Checks being made on Sea Robin Pipeline after
Isaac, some points along the system resuming service.
* Spectra Energy – Producers can resume flows along its lines, no
damage done.
* Targa Resources – Venice, Louisiana, natgas processing plant did
not suffer damages.
* Williams Cos Inc – Transco natural gas pipeline restarting after
Isaac.
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FORCE MAJEURE
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* Enbridge Inc. lifted force majeure on Garden Banks gas line after
Isaac. Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline LLC and Nautilus Pipeline Co are still
under force majeure.
* Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co LLC declared a force majeure on
Wednesday on the Bay Marchand 5 Central Gathering System due to platform damage
from Hurricane Isaac.
(Reporting by Houston, New York and Bangalore newsrooms; Editing by Bob
Burgdorfer and Maureen Bavdek)
