BoeingBoy
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Update for Tuesday, 10/4/05:
* According to MMS, 1,349,617 barrels of oil per day were shut-in which equates to 89.97 percent of the normal daily oil production in the Gulf. Evacuations are equivalent to 41.76 percent of 819 manned platforms and 12.69 percent of 134 rigs currently operating in the Gulf. MMS reports 61 destroyed platforms and 33 damaged platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 8/26/05 -10/4/05 is 46,457,059 bbls, which is equivalent to 8.485 % of the yearly production of oil in the Gulf.
Gulf Coast refinery status:
* In the Port Arthur/Lake Charles and Houston/Texas City areas there is no change - of 4,713,676 bbls/day capacity, 2,152,700 bbls/day remains shut down.
* No change at the 4 refineries that remain shut down due to damage from Katrina - 879,000 bbls/day capacity.
* The Sun crude oil pipeline at the Nederland, TX, terminal resumed limited operations, opening its 20†(ExxonMobil) line on October 1. All lines are expected
to re-open soon. Three docks are ready to receive vessels. Repairs to the other four
docks are expected to be completed by Saturday, October 8.
Refined product pipelines:
* Explorer from LA to OH - newly received power generators have allowed Explorer Pipeline to pump all inventory from its Port Arthur, Texas break-out storage up the pipeline Monday night and early Tuesday morning; currently operating at 50 percent capacity.
* Centennial System from Beaumont, TX, to Creal Springs, IL, is operational.
* TEPPCO from Beaumont, TX to NY is operating at 65 percent capacity on 20†line; 14 and 16†line at 45 percent. No commercial power at Beaumont.
Several refineries are awaiting power to restart and some pipeline pumping stations are still without limiting capacity, so the next pertains to electricity restoration.
* Entergy is making progress in returning its fossil energy units to service. Of the 14 fossil units that Entergy owns and/or operates that were affected by Hurricane Rita, seven are now operational (both units at Lewis Creek, both units at Toledo Bend, and three units at Nelson) and seven are currently not operational. Of the seven units remaining impacted: two units are available once offsite power is restored (both at Sabine) and five units remain offline until storm damage repairs are completed (three at Sabine, two at Nelson).
Since colder temperatures are not far away in the northern parts of the country, a word or two about natural gas.
* On 09/30, 26 natural gas processing plants, with capacities equal to or greater than 100 million cubic feet per day in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, were not active; now there are 21. Ten of these 21 plants with a total capacity of 5.4 billion cubic feet per day are not active owing to external factors, including lack of electric power or gas supplies. Eleven of the 21 plants are inactive because of damage to the facilities themselves. These plants have capacity of 7.7 billion cubic feet per day.
* The cumulative shut-in gas production 8/26/05-10/4/05 is 226.551 billion cubic feet, which is equivalent to 6.207% of the yearly production of gas in the Gulf (approximately 3.65 trillion cubic feet).
Last - tomorrow brings the weekly petroleum status report. I'll be off working, so will give an update on that when I return home.
Jim
* According to MMS, 1,349,617 barrels of oil per day were shut-in which equates to 89.97 percent of the normal daily oil production in the Gulf. Evacuations are equivalent to 41.76 percent of 819 manned platforms and 12.69 percent of 134 rigs currently operating in the Gulf. MMS reports 61 destroyed platforms and 33 damaged platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 8/26/05 -10/4/05 is 46,457,059 bbls, which is equivalent to 8.485 % of the yearly production of oil in the Gulf.
Gulf Coast refinery status:
* In the Port Arthur/Lake Charles and Houston/Texas City areas there is no change - of 4,713,676 bbls/day capacity, 2,152,700 bbls/day remains shut down.
* No change at the 4 refineries that remain shut down due to damage from Katrina - 879,000 bbls/day capacity.
* The Sun crude oil pipeline at the Nederland, TX, terminal resumed limited operations, opening its 20†(ExxonMobil) line on October 1. All lines are expected
to re-open soon. Three docks are ready to receive vessels. Repairs to the other four
docks are expected to be completed by Saturday, October 8.
Refined product pipelines:
* Explorer from LA to OH - newly received power generators have allowed Explorer Pipeline to pump all inventory from its Port Arthur, Texas break-out storage up the pipeline Monday night and early Tuesday morning; currently operating at 50 percent capacity.
* Centennial System from Beaumont, TX, to Creal Springs, IL, is operational.
* TEPPCO from Beaumont, TX to NY is operating at 65 percent capacity on 20†line; 14 and 16†line at 45 percent. No commercial power at Beaumont.
Several refineries are awaiting power to restart and some pipeline pumping stations are still without limiting capacity, so the next pertains to electricity restoration.
* Entergy is making progress in returning its fossil energy units to service. Of the 14 fossil units that Entergy owns and/or operates that were affected by Hurricane Rita, seven are now operational (both units at Lewis Creek, both units at Toledo Bend, and three units at Nelson) and seven are currently not operational. Of the seven units remaining impacted: two units are available once offsite power is restored (both at Sabine) and five units remain offline until storm damage repairs are completed (three at Sabine, two at Nelson).
Since colder temperatures are not far away in the northern parts of the country, a word or two about natural gas.
* On 09/30, 26 natural gas processing plants, with capacities equal to or greater than 100 million cubic feet per day in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, were not active; now there are 21. Ten of these 21 plants with a total capacity of 5.4 billion cubic feet per day are not active owing to external factors, including lack of electric power or gas supplies. Eleven of the 21 plants are inactive because of damage to the facilities themselves. These plants have capacity of 7.7 billion cubic feet per day.
* The cumulative shut-in gas production 8/26/05-10/4/05 is 226.551 billion cubic feet, which is equivalent to 6.207% of the yearly production of gas in the Gulf (approximately 3.65 trillion cubic feet).
Last - tomorrow brings the weekly petroleum status report. I'll be off working, so will give an update on that when I return home.
Jim