In a press release posted on its web site on Thursday, BP issued its “ultimate replace” on Hurricane Helene.
“BP is intently monitoring Hurricane Helene to guard our personnel and operations within the deepwater Gulf of Mexico,” the corporate stated within the replace.
“After figuring out circumstances are secure to return, BP is working towards safely returning personnel to our platforms within the Gulf of Mexico,” it added.
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The corporate revealed within the replace that it has safely restarted manufacturing at its Argos, Atlantis, Na Kika, and Thunder Horse platforms, which it stated are returning to regular operations.
“There have been no impacts to manufacturing at Mad Canine,” BP stated within the replace.
In an replace posted on its web site on September 23, BP stated it had began to close in manufacturing at its Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms and revealed that it was curbing manufacturing from its Argos and Atlantis platforms.
A storm Helene replace posted on Shell’s web site on September 24 stated the corporate had “begun safely ramping up manufacturing at Appomattox to regular ranges”.
“We’ve additionally begun the method of restoring manufacturing at Stones. We’ve safely paused a few of our drilling operations. Presently, there aren’t any different impacts on our manufacturing throughout the Gulf of Mexico,” it added.
In an replace posted on its web site on September 23, Shell stated it had shut in manufacturing at its Stones asset and curtailed manufacturing at Appomattox.
“We proceed to evacuate non-essential personnel from our belongings within the Mars Hall, and we’re within the technique of safely pausing a few of our drilling operations,” it added in that replace.
In a press release posted on its web site on Thursday, the Bureau of Security and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) famous that, from operator stories, it estimates that roughly 25.25 % of the present oil manufacturing and 19.81 % of the present pure gasoline manufacturing within the Gulf of Mexico has been shut in.
“Based mostly on information from offshore operator stories submitted as of 11.30am CDT … [Thursday] personnel have been evacuated from a complete of 27 manufacturing platforms, 7.28 % of the 371 manned platforms within the Gulf of Mexico,” the BSEE stated within the assertion.
“Personnel have been evacuated from one non-dynamically positioned (DP) rig(s), equal to twenty % of the 5 rigs of this sort presently working within the Gulf … A complete of three DP rigs have moved off location out of the storm’s path as a precaution. This quantity represents 14.3 % of the 21 DP rigs presently working within the Gulf,” it added.
After the storm has handed, amenities might be inspected, the BSEE stated within the assertion, including that, as soon as all customary checks have been accomplished, manufacturing from undamaged amenities might be introduced again on-line instantly.
“Services sustaining injury might take longer to convey again on-line,” the BSEE warned within the assertion.
In a press release posted on its web site on September 25, the BSEE estimated that roughly 29.18 % of the present oil manufacturing and 16.85 % of the present pure gasoline manufacturing within the Gulf of Mexico had been shut in.
“Based mostly on information from offshore operator stories submitted as of 11.30am CDT … [Wednesday] personnel have been evacuated from a complete of 17 manufacturing platforms, 4.58 % of the 371 manned platforms within the Gulf of Mexico,” the BSEE stated in that assertion.
“Personnel have been evacuated from one non-dynamically positioned (DP) rig(s), equal to twenty % of the 5 rigs of this sort presently working within the Gulf … A complete of three DP rigs have moved off location out of the storm’s path as a precaution,” it added.
As of 5am EDT on September 27, Helene had most sustained winds of 70 miles per hour and a 30 mile per hour northern motion, the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Nationwide Hurricane Heart (NHC) web site confirmed.
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