Saturday, September 10, 2005

Oil Production Still Blocked

As of Saturday, 122 of the 819 staffed platforms in the gulf were shut down, blocking 59.8 percent of the Gulf of Mexico's normal daily production.

The shutdowns also blocked 38.2 percent of the gulf's normal daily gas production.

Since Katrina first threatened the gulf on Aug. 26, 17.1 million barrels of oil and 84.2 billion cubic feet of gas have been shut in.