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As of Wednesday, September 21, 4:00 pm
Shut-in Status
| Date |
Shut-in Oil
(bbl/d)
|
% of Total
Federal GOM
|
Shut-in Gas
(mmcf/d)
|
% of Total
Federal GOM |
| 9/21/2005 |
1,097,357
|
70.2%
|
4,713
|
45.3%
|
| 9/20/2005 |
877,275
|
56.2%
|
3,482
|
33.5%
|
| 9/19/2005 |
837,648
|
53.6%
|
3,375
|
32.5%
|
| 9/16/2005 |
840,921
|
53.8%
|
3,384
|
32.5%
|
| 9/15/2005 |
842,091
|
53.9%
|
3,411
|
32.8%
|
| 9/14/2005 |
843,725
|
54.0%
|
3,518
|
33.8%
|
| 9/13/2005 |
846,720
|
54.2%
|
3,720
|
35.8%
|
source: Minerals Management Service
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Prices
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| NYMEX Futures Prices |
9/21/2005 |
9/20/2005 |
change |
Week Ago
9/14/2005 |
Year Ago
9/21/2004 |
| WTI Crude
Oil ($/Bbl) |
66.80
|
66.23
|
+0.57
|
65.09
|
47.10
|
| Gasoline
(c/gal) |
205.31
|
197.66
|
+7.65
|
193.73
|
128.96
|
| Heating Oil
(c/gal) |
203.87
|
201.13
|
+2.74
|
192.49
|
130.29
|
| Natural Gas
($/MMBtu) |
12.60
|
12.49
|
+0.11
|
11.17
|
5.61
|
According to current National Hurricane Center estimates,
Hurricane Rita will make landfall on the central coast of Texas
early Saturday morning. At 2:15 PM EST, the center announced
that Hurricane Rita had strengthened to a Category 4 storm,
with sustained winds in excess of 150 MPH.
According to EIA's Weekly
Petroleum Status Report for the week ending September 16
(released today), U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding
those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) inched lower by 0.3
million barrels from the previous week. At 308.1 million barrels,
U.S. crude oil inventories remain above the upper end of the
average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories
rose by 3.4 million barrels last week, putting them in the lower
half of the average range. Distillate fuel inventories increased
by 0.8 million barrels last week, and are above the upper end
of the average range for this time of year. Total commercial
petroleum inventories rose by 6.8 million barrels last week,
and are near the upper end of the average range for this time
of year.
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