To: Triffin who wrote (3339 ) 12/9/2005 10:18:17 AM From: Wharf Rat Respond to of 24210 up 80,000 b/d from from October's ... That's an impressive number :>) Almost makes up for the 460K we are missing from the Gulf. Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report as of Thursday, December 8, 2005 Next Report will be issued on Friday, December 9, 2005 at 1:00 PM CST For information concerning the storm click on www.mms.gov This survey reflects 53 companies’ reports as of 11:30 a.m. *These statistics reflect evacuations and shut-in production from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (remaining)* These evacuations are equivalent to 15.99% of 819 manned platforms and 0.00% of 134 rigs currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Today’s shut-in oil production is 464,858 BOPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 30.99% of the daily oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million BOPD. Today’s shut-in gas production is 2.442 BCFPD. This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 24.42% of the daily gas production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD. The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 8/26/05-12/08/05 is 99,921,814 bbls, which is equivalent to 18.251% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM (approximately 547.5 million barrels). The cumulative shut-in gas production for the period 8/26/05-12/08/05 is 516.890 BCF, which is equivalent to 14.161% of the yearly production of gas in the GOM (approximately 3.65 TCF). These cumulative numbers reflect updated production numbers from all previous reports. The reports only represent input received by 11:30 a.m. CST. If a company does not report by 11:30 a.m. it is not included in the special information release, but it is included in the cumulative shut-in production. This may result in an apparent increase in the cumulative report amount. Shut-ins for oil and gas production are standard procedures conducted by industry for safety reasons. Once facilities have been inspected and all standard checks have been completed the production for these facilities will be brought back on line. The MMS will continue to update the shut-in statistics at 1:00 PM CST each day until these statistics are no longer significant. mms.gov ----------------------------------------------- Indonesia is pretty flat, well below quota, and was experiencing domestic shortages. Venezuela below quota, with a slight decline. There were reports earlier in the year that production from their largest field was falling off. Chavez suspected ( or was hoping for) sabotage. Anyway, I don't expect we will see a pointy peak; more of plateau at the top; question is how long can we remain on that plateau.