Approximately 72.82 percent of oil oil rig flanges gulf coast production in the Gulf of Mexico was shut in as of July 14 due to Tropical Storm Barry.

Approximately 72.82 percent of oil oil rig flanges gulf coast production in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) was shut in as of July 14 due to Tropical Storm Barry.

That’s according to estimates from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), which were based on data from BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast reports. The figure equates to 1.37 million barrels of oil per day according to BSEE, which also estimated that around 61.68 percent of natural gas oil rig flanges gulf coast production in the region, or 2.78 billion cubic feet, had been shut in.

As of yesterday, personnel had been evacuated from a total of 283 oil rig flanges gulf coast production platforms, or 42.3 percent of the 669 manned platforms in the GOM, BSEE highlighted. The organization also pointed out that personnel had been evacuated from 10 non-dynamically positioned DP rigs, equivalent to 47.6 percent of the 21 rigs of this type currently operating in the GOM.

“The team will continue to work with offshore operators and other state and federal agencies until operations return to normal and the storm is no longer a threat to Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities,” BSEE said in an organization statement on Sunday.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Barry was located in Arkansas as of 4am CDT on Monday.

On July 14 at 8am PDT, Chevron revealed that it had begun to redeploy personnel and restore oil rig flanges gulf coast production at its Big Foot, Blind Faith, Genesis, Jack St. Malo, Petronius and Tahiti platforms that were shut-in as a result of Barry.

The BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast added that, at its onshore facilities, including in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Pasadena, Texas, it was following its storm preparedness procedures and paying “close attention” to the forecast and track of the system.

Shell said yesterday that its offshore crews and assets had “weathered the storm well”.

“However, we have shut in the Auger, Salsa and the Enchilada assets in the Gulf of Mexico and curtailed oil rig flanges gulf coast production in the Mars Corridor as a result of the effects of this storm,” the BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast added.

“Downstream third-party facilities have experienced weather-related issues, including power loss, that are limiting, restricting or halting some or all of their operating capabilities. We continue to monitor and work with those third-party providers in order to resume normal oil rig flanges gulf coast production as soon as is safely possible,” Shell continued.