Hurricane Ike destroyed 52 of the 3,800 oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), along with three jack-up drilling rigs and one platform drilling rig, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) said late Wednesday. Overall, 1,450 offshore structures were pounded by winds of more than 74 mph during the storm.
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Small Gains Reported In GOM Gas Production Restoration
About 61.6% of the usual 7.4 Bcf/d of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) natural gas production remained shut in Tuesday, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) reported. Eleven of the 26 major gas pipelines and seven gas processors in the Gulf Coast area also remained shuttered, but offshore operators were reporting some success in restoring production to pre-hurricane levels.
September 24, 2008
Three-Quarters of GOM Gas Output Still Shut In
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Friday reported that 75.4%, or 5.58 Bcf/d, of the 7.4 Bcf/d of natural gas produced in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) remained shut in, based on reports from 67 operators. Damaged gas pipelines, flooded onshore gas processors and power outages continued to slow recovery from Hurricane Ike as well as Hurricane Gustav.
September 22, 2008
Watchdog Group Calls on Interior to Abolish RIK Program
The watchdog group Project on Government Oversight (POGO) issued a report Wednesday calling on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to abolish the Minerals Management Services’ (MMS) royalty in-kind (RIK) program following the disclosure last week of drug use and sexual misconduct by employees within the program.
September 18, 2008
MMS RIK Sales Net $63M Gain in FY 2007
The Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) Monday touted its royalty-in-kind (RIK) program in an annual report to Congress, reporting that its benefits for fiscal year (FY) 2007 more than doubled those of the previous year.
September 9, 2008
More than 20% of GOM Gas Output Returns — What About Ike?
As Gulf of Mexico (GOM) operators continued to ramp up oil and natural gas production and get back to work, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) estimated at midday Friday that more than 20% of the estimated gas output had returned, and more was expected to be returned over the weekend.
September 8, 2008
MMS: More than 20% of Gas Output Returns — but What About Ike?
As Gulf of Mexico (GOM) operators continued to ramp up oil and natural gas production and get back to work, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) estimated at midday Friday that more than 20% of the estimated gas output had returned, and more was expected to be returned over the weekend.
September 8, 2008
MMS: Nearly 13% of GOM Gas Production Restored
Around 87.5% of the natural gas and 95.2% of the oil produced in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) remained shut in at midday Thursday, according to the Minerals Management Service (MMS). Estimated gas output from the GOM before Hurricane Gustav was 7.4 Bcf/d; oil production was around 1.3 million b/d.
September 5, 2008
Gulf Deepwater Attracts Most Interest in MMS Sale
The U.S. affiliate of Norway’s StatoilHydro topped all bidders in the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico (GOM) lease sale in August, with a $61.110 million offer for the opportunity to explore a block deep beneath the ocean floor about 160 miles south of Galveston, TX, in Alaminos Canyon.
September 1, 2008
Gulf Deepwater Captures Most Interest in Latest MMS Sale
The U.S. affiliate of Norway’s StatoilHydro topped all bidders in the latest Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico (GOM) lease sale, with a $61.110 million offer for the opportunity to explore a block deep beneath the ocean floor about 160 miles south of Galveston, TX, in Alaminos Canyon.
August 21, 2008
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