Hurricane Isaias Shuts In 71% of U.S. Gulf Oil Production
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Her… Hurricane Isaias has now knocked nearly 1.46 million barrels per day of U.S.
Gulf oil production offline, extending a rapid shutdown that began with just185,120 bpdthree days ago.
The Marine Minerals Administration said Friday that operators had shut in 1,458,814 bpd, or 71.51% of current Gulf oil production, along with 1.26 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, or 58.84% of Gulf gas output.
That is another 176,000 bpd of oil production lost since Thursday, when the agency reported 1.28 million bpd offline.
Operators have now evacuated 129 production platforms, representing nearly 35% of the 371 manned platforms in the Gulf.
Eight of 11 non-dynamically positioned drilling rigs have also been evacuated, while two of 17 dynamically positioned rigs have moved out of the storm’s path.
The scale of the shutdown has changed quickly.
On Tuesday, before Isaias developed into a hurricane, operators had evacuated no platforms or rigs and just 9.24% of Gulf oil production was offline.
By Thursday, the shut-in share had jumped to 62.89%.
Friday’s figure puts more than seven out of every ten barrels normally produced in the Gulf temporarily out of the market.
Production losses do not necessarily translate into lasting supply losses.
| Product | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Crude | $102.14/bbl | +0.34% |
| WTI Crude | $96.90/bbl | +0.21% |
| EN590 Diesel | $846/MT | +0.18% |
| Jet Fuel A-1 | $1090/MT | +0.55% |
| Mazut M100 | $450/MT | -0.15% |
| Bitumen 60/70 | $470/MT | +0.08% |
| Sulphur Gran 99.5% | $470/MT | -0.44% |
| Urea 46% Gran | $650/MT | +1.12% |
| NPK 16-16-16 | $460/MT | -0.28% |
| Nat Gas TTF | $15.42/MMBtu | +0.92% |
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