By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 8 -- Hurricane Frances forced nine companies to evacuate 16 platforms and 17 drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico off New Orleans and Houma, La. during Sept. 3-7, reported the Minerals Management Service Tuesday.
These evacuations represented 2.09% of the 764 manned platforms and 14.53% of the 117 drilling rigs working in the gulf, MMS said.
Production of 61,896 b/d of oil was shut in during those 5 days—equivalent to 0.01% of the annual production of oil in the gulf, which is about 605 million bbl.
In addition 118.42 MMcfd of natural gas was shut in, equivalent to 0.003% of the yearly production of gas in the gulf, which is about 4.45 tcf.
All operations were reported back on line by Tuesday.
