Shell, SoCalGas: Your Daily Energy News

Energy Market highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy

PRODUCTION
U.S. Drillers Add Rigs - The U.S. oil and gas rig count rose six to 550 in the week ending November 5, its highest since April 2020, energy services firm Baker Hughes Company (NYSE:BKR) (Houston, Texas) said. U.S. oil rigs rose six to 450 in the week, their highest since April 2020, while gas rigs were unchanged at 100. (Reuters)

Shell Restarts Production Offshore Gulf of Mexico After Hurricane Ida Damage - Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) (The Hague, Netherlands) said on Friday it had restarted production at its offshore Mars and Ursa platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and began exporting oil and gas through a transfer facility that was shut due to damage from Hurricane Ida. The fields are a key source of Mars sour crude. (Reuters)

TERMINALS
California to Boost Capacity of Gas Facility That Suffered Massive Leak - California regulators on Thursday voted to increase the amount of natural gas stored at an underground facility that suffered a large leak four years ago as the state seeks to shore up energy reserves this winter. In a 4-0 vote, the state's Public Utilities Commission approved a plan to boost the capacity of Southern California Gas Company's (SoCalGas) (Los Angeles, California) Aliso Canyon facility to 41 billion cubic feet, it said in a statement. That is about 20% more than allowed previously. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Terminals Plant Database can click here for the plant profile. (Reuters)

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