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Shell reports damage to WD 143 Hub

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, oil, tagged , , , , , , on September 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, conducted an initial flyover of our assets in the path of Hurricane Ida. During this initial flight, we observed damage to our West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facilities. When it is safe to do so, we will send personnel offshore to provide a closer inspection of these facilities to understand the full extent of the damage and the degree to which our production in the Gulf of Mexico will likely be impacted.

Shell news release

This is a very significant report given the importance of the WD 143 platform in transferring all production from Shell facilities in the “Mars corridor.” These facilities include the Mars, Olympus, and Ursa platforms.

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Shut-in Volumes Increase

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, oil, tagged , , , on September 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »

In a bit of a surprise, the volume of shut-in GoM oil production rebounded to more than 1.7 million BOPD (see BSEE’s 9/2 update). Because several deepwater platforms had reportedly resumed production, the sharp increase in shut-in volumes could have something to do with downstream facility damage or bottlenecks. The daily Ida shut-in volumes are plotted below.

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About 20% of GoM oil production has been restored. EIA reports June production.

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, oil, tagged , , on September 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Presumably, most of the restored GoM production is from platforms like Exxon Hoover that were not subjected to hurricane conditions. Per BSEE, the total oil production shut-in as of 9/1 is 1,455,279.

The latest EIA production report for June 2021 has just been released and GoM oil production averaged 1.825 million BOPD.

from EIA data

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Essentially all GoM oil production remains shut-in

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , on August 31, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Consistent with expectations, more than 1.7 million BOPD remains shut-in. Exxon announced that crews are resuming operations at their deepwater Hoover platform. Hoover is west of the Ida storm track and incurred no damage.

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BSEE: 1,721,809 BOPD Shut-in

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , , on August 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »

As expected, BSEE’s 8/30 update indicates that the shut-in production volumes remain about the same. The process of inspecting facilities, returning workers (some of whom may be dealing with damage and other challenges at home), and restoring production will take some time.

Other than the sketchy reports about the Globetrotter II, there is no information on Ida-related offshore incidents at this time. .

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Port Fourchon Video

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , on August 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Port Fourchon, the service hub for the deepwater Gulf, took a direct hit from Ida. This is why you evacuate (including offshore platforms).

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Noble Comments on Status of Rigs

Posted in drilling, hurricanes, tagged , , , on August 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Noble doesn’t address the rumored disconnect and relocation issues, but in a carefully worded statement confirms that the Globetrotter II encountered hurricane conditions.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Aug. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE, “Noble” or the “Company”) today announced that all personnel onboard the Pacific Sharav, Noble Globetrotter I, and Noble Globetrotter II ultra-deepwater drillships in the US Gulf of Mexico are safe and accounted for following Hurricane Ida.  Each rig successfully secured its respective well in progress and took evasive actions to avoid the storm’s path.  Of the three, the Noble Globetrotter II is the only vessel that encountered hurricane-force conditions.  The vessel maintained stability throughout the weather event and is operating on its own power with functional marine and safety systems.  A full assessment of its condition will be completed as soon as the weather clears.

GLOBETROTTER II photo
Globetrotter II

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Ida update: 1,740,850 BOPD shut-in; unconfirmed reports of rig damage

Posted in accidents, drilling, Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, tagged , on August 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »

BSEE’s 8/29 update indicates that over 1.74 million BOPD have been shut-in by Ida. Based on the most recent EIA production data, this is essentially all Gulf of Mexico oil production.

There has also been some early noise on social media about offshore facility damage. None of these reports have been confirmed by the Coast Guard, BSEE, or the companies involved. The most credible reports relate to the Noble Globetrotter II deepwater drillship. Per the reports, allegedly from workers on the rig, the Globetrotter II was hit by Ida before the riser was disconnected and recovered. The rig is reported to have sustained significant damage and there may have been injuries. This type of incident has occurred in the past when dynamically positioned drillships have not successfully pulled their riser and relocated prior to the storm’s arrival. One report indicated 60′ waves and 140 mph winds at the rigs’s location.

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1,653,335 BOPD shut-in for Ida

Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, oil, tagged , on August 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Per BSEE’s 8/28 update, 90.84% of GoM oil production is reported to be shut-in. Given that there is some uncertainty in both the numerator (production shut-in) and the denominator (base production), there is a margin of error (~5%?) in that figure. The large discrepancy in the % of manned facilities evacuated (only 50) and % of oil production shut-in (90+) illustrates the dominance of deepwater facilities, mostly shut-in, in GoM oil production.

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