Louisiana continues to see no change in restored oil, gas output

Washington (Platts)--6Dec2005

The Louisiana Dept of Natural Resources Tuesday reported no change in the
amount of oil and natural gas production restored after Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. The agency put restored oil production at 114,034 b/d, or 56.1% of the
pre-storm output of 203,139 b/d, and said natural gas production was at 1.41
Bcf/d, or 62.7% of the pre-hurricane production of 2.235 Bcf/d. 

     The production numbers have remained unchanged since Dec 1. DNR surveys
production from operations of onshore and shallow-water wells in a 38-parish
region of southern Louisiana.

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