As of Monday, October 17, 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
10/17/2005	996,291	63.2%	5,498	54.4%
10/14/2005	1,008,909	64.0%	5,647	55.9%
10/13/2005	1,031,261	65.4%	5,700	56.4%
10/12/2005	1,046,462	66.4%	5,919	58.6%
10/11/2005	1,062,530	67.4%	6,042	59.8%
10/7/2005	1,162,913	73.8%	6,441	63.8%
10/6/2005	1,202,364	76.3%	6,628	65.6%
10/5/2005	1,299,928	82.5%	6,895	68.3%
10/4/2005	1,349,617	85.6%	7,170	71.0%
10/3/2005	1,391,926	88.3%	7,495	74.2%
9/30/2005	1,467,577	93.1%	7,941	78.6%

source: Minerals Management Service


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Refinery shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico region total approximately 1.6 million bbl/d as of October 17, 2005. Please consult the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability's Situation Report for specific information on the refineries.

In an attempt to assess the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on oil and gas production, the Louisiana Office of Conservation is addressing the operating status of producing wells in a thirty-eight (38) parish region for information. As of October 17, the Office has received reports indicating 756.6 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of onshore and offshore (in State waters only) natural gas production has been restored, which is 33.85 percent of total production before the hurricanes. Overall, 2,840 oil and gas wells, or 47.74 percent of the wells in the region, reportedly remain shut-in. However, the Office has not received information on approximately 26.88 percent of the oil and gas wells in the region. The daily gas production capacity of the 38 parish region is estimated to be approximately 2,235 MMcf/d, based on the average production reported to the Office for the period January 2005 to May 2005.

A unit of Williams announced that it is holding an expedited open season for up to 250 MMcf/d of transportation service on the Discovery pipeline system to provide an outlet for gas that is currently shut-in owing to damage to third-party facilities during Hurricane Katrina. Discovery pipeline has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct a new receipt point at Texas Eastern Transmission's Larose compressor station in Lafourche Parish, La. The proposed in-service date is scheduled for mid-November.

Sixteen processing plants in Louisiana and Texas, with capacities equal to or greater than 100 million cubic feet per day, are not active as of October 17. These plants have an aggregate capacity of 9.71 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), and they had a total pre-hurricane flow volume of 5.45 Bcf/d. A number of non-operating plants with a total capacity of 1.35 Bcf/d are operational, but are not active owing to upstream or downstream infrastructure problems or supplies being unavailable. These plants had flowed 0.54 Bcf/d before the hurricanes. A number of the inactive plants are expected to be operating within 4 weeks. Based on updated data, these plants have capacity of 3.08 Bcf/d and pre-hurricane flow of 1.50 Bcf/d. Based on updated company information, pre-hurricane flow volumes indicate that the average utilization of the non-operating plants was roughly 56 percent.