Offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM) facilities remain evacuated on Thursday following the aftermath of Hurricane Zeta, while more oil and gas production has been shut in. Zeta hit Louisiana as a Category 2 on Wednesday, before downgrading to a tropical storm and moving across the southern mid-Atlantic
Based on operator reports from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 228 production platforms (36% of 643 manned platforms in the GOM) remain evacuated.
Personnel from two nondynamically positioned rigs remain evacuated (20% of 10), and four dynamically positioned rigs (25% of 16) remain off location.
Approximately 85% of oil production and 58% of natural gas production in the Gulf is shut in, up from Wednesday’s levels of 67% and 45%, respectively.