Shell Gulf platform to be closed down longer than expected - June 13, 2004

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryJune 2004

Vol. 9, No. 24

Week of June 13, 2004

Shell Gulf platform to be closed down longer than expected

The Associated Press

Shell Oil Co.’s deepwater Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico will be shut off to production longer than the two to three weeks originally anticipated, the company said June 7.

Shell closed production on May 22 after workers discovered a pipeline leak that released just over 3 gallons of crude oil into the water.

During an inspection, workers found that a natural gas line also showed signs of deterioration, thus forcing a longer delay in starting production, Shell said. The gas pipeline has not leaked, the company said.

Shell said it expected repairs to take several more weeks.

When operating, platform produces about 150,000 gallons of crude oil and 170 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

The platform is about 130 miles southeast of New Orleans.

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