Business · Energy & Commodities · 7 hrs ago
BP prepares to restart oil production at two Gulf of Mexico platforms
BP is working to restart oil production at its Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
The company had stopped production at both because of Hurricane Isaias.
It is also bringing non-essential staff back to its Argos, Atlantis and Mad Dog platforms.
The storm led producers in the Gulf to shut in about 68.76% of current daily oil output and 57.44% of daily natural gas output.
Staff were evacuated from 113 of the Gulf’s 371 staffed production platforms.
The wider shutdown shows how a storm can disrupt energy production in the region.
BP says it is working to resume production, but no timing is given.
BP is working to restart oil production at its Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
The company said late Saturday that production at both platforms had been stopped because of Hurricane Isaías.
BP is also bringing non-essential personnel back to its Argos, Atlantis and Mad Dog platforms.
The US offshore regulator said the storm’s approach had led producers to shut in about 68.76% of current daily Gulf oil production and 57.44% of current daily gas production.
- Who
- BP.
- What
- The company is working to restart production at its Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms.
- When
- BP reported this late Saturday, October 10.
- Where
- The Gulf of Mexico.
- Why
- Production at the two platforms had been stopped because of Hurricane Isaías.
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We are also reintegrating non-essential personnel to our Argos, Atlantis and Mad Dog platforms
BP stopped production at Na Kika and Thunder Horse because of Hurricane Isaías.
BP said it was working to restart production at both platforms.
- Platforms
- Na Kika and Thunder Horse
- Other platforms
- Argos, Atlantis and Mad Dog
- Oil production shut in
- About 68.76% of current daily Gulf of Mexico production
- Gas production shut in
- 57.44% of current daily Gulf of Mexico production
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