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    The recovery of crude oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico accelerates, 79% of production capacity remains closed

    • Last Update: 2021-09-12
    • Source: Internet
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    Foreign News reported on September 7 that more than a week after Hurricane Ida hit the coast of Louisiana, the rate of resumption of production and return of personnel from the U.
    S.
    Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platform is accelerating
    .


    According to data from the US Bureau of Security and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), by around noon on September 7, upstream manufacturers had restored more than 20 platforms compared to 24 hours ago, which was slightly higher than the number of daily restorations in the previous few days
    .
    A total of 79 platforms are still closed, compared with 99 the previous day, 104 and 119 on September 5 and September 4, respectively
    .


    But even so, more than 75% of the U.
    S.
    Gulf of Mexico production is still closed
    .


    Sami Yahya, an analyst at S&P Global Platts Analytics, said: "This is an unusual trend
    .
    Midstream and downstream bottlenecks may be hindering production recovery
    .
    "

    "Power outages will affect refineries and natural gas processing.
    "The operation of the plant," Yahya added, "Because most of the natural gas in the U.
    S.
    Gulf region is related, if the processing plant cannot receive natural gas due to facility damage and power outages, then crude oil production may also be affected
    .
    "

      Hurricane Ida It struck the coast of Louisiana on August 29, with wind speeds of up to 150 miles per hour and even higher wind gusts
    .
    This is one of the strongest storms to hit the area in years
    .


      BESS said that on September 7, the U.
    S.
    Gulf of Mexico still had 1.
    44 million barrels of oil production closed, which was about 79% of the area’s average oil production of 1.
    8 million barrels per day before the storm
    .
    The previous day's output closed about 1.
    53 million barrels per day, or 84%
    .


      At the same time, on September 7, 1.
    74 billion cubic feet per day, or 78% of natural gas production was shut down, and production before the storm was approximately 2.
    2 billion cubic feet per day
    .
    The previous one-day output closed about 1.
    8 billion cubic feet per day, or 81%
    .

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