A small pipeline leak (estimated 2 bbl spill) at an onshore booster station is having a major impact on Gulf of Mexico production. Per Reuters, as much as 600,000 bopd could be temporarily shut-in. GoM production averaged 1.6 million bopd in May.
These major platforms are reported to be shut-in:
- Shell: Mars, Ursa, and Olympus
- Chevron: Jack/St. Malo, Tahiti, and Big Foot
- Equinor: Titan
Shell, the pipeline operator, did not provide an estimate on the resumption of production.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 