Released July 11, 2019 | SUGAR LAND
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Gulf of Mexico oil operators are continuing evacuations ahead of Tropical Storm Barry. The storm, located off the coast of Louisiana, has triggered tropical storm watches in southeastern Louisiana from the mouth of the Mississippi River northward, to the mouth of the Pearl River at the border with Mississippi. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the area within the next 48 hours. Flooding and high winds are expected across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Industrial Info has confirmed at least 15 production platforms are evacuating, representing more than 31% of the 1.8 million barrels of oil per day in production in the Gulf of Mexico. BP is shutting Thunder Horse, Atlantis, Mad Dog and Na Kika; Chevron is shutting the Big Foot, Blind Faith, Genesis, Petronius and Tahiti Spar platforms; Anadarko is shutting Heidelberg, Holstein and Marco Polo; Byron Energy has shut down its SM71F platforms; and Shell is evacuating non-essential personnel from four platforms and confirmed it is reducing production at the Mars and Olympus platforms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Industrial Info is tracking 629 U.S. offshore oil and gas facilities and pipelines with 3,403 functional management contacts in the Gulf of Mexico. Click here for the list of facilities.
Industrial Info's Disaster Impact Tracker is monitoring the storm and will provide our users with updates regarding the storm's effect on plants and projects in its path.
Industrial Info has confirmed at least 15 production platforms are evacuating, representing more than 31% of the 1.8 million barrels of oil per day in production in the Gulf of Mexico. BP is shutting Thunder Horse, Atlantis, Mad Dog and Na Kika; Chevron is shutting the Big Foot, Blind Faith, Genesis, Petronius and Tahiti Spar platforms; Anadarko is shutting Heidelberg, Holstein and Marco Polo; Byron Energy has shut down its SM71F platforms; and Shell is evacuating non-essential personnel from four platforms and confirmed it is reducing production at the Mars and Olympus platforms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Industrial Info is tracking 629 U.S. offshore oil and gas facilities and pipelines with 3,403 functional management contacts in the Gulf of Mexico. Click here for the list of facilities.
Industrial Info's Disaster Impact Tracker is monitoring the storm and will provide our users with updates regarding the storm's effect on plants and projects in its path.
