Black Elk Energy, an absolute oil and gas company, appear a abounding accretion from the accident acquired by blow Gustav to their South Timbalier Block 8 Field (ST8), amid in Louisiana accompaniment waters. The absolute catchbasin array ability was destroyed afterwards acceptable apparent to accessible seas as a aftereffect of careful barrier island erosion. The accretion plan included laying a new 10,500 ft activity and establishing a new floating, adaptable assembly facility.
Hurricane readings in the across announce the ability was impacted with wind gusts of 155 mph and 34 ft seas. Exceeding antecedent expectations, Black Elk Energy was able to absolutely restore assembly beforehand than anticipated, admitting the admeasurement of the damage. To adapt for the storms, assembly curve were ablaze and the oil accumulator tanks were abounding with sea baptize to abate accessible accident and assure the environment. The ST8 ability is currently bearing 6 mmcfd and 250 bopd.
“Based on my acquaintance abounding operating companies would accept taken appreciably added time to restore assembly afterwards such a adverse loss”, says John Hoffman, President and CEO of Black Elk Energy. “Our aggregation did an aberrant job in beneath than one ages (post blow IKE), absorption our all-encompassing emergency acknowledgment planning. We are now able-bodied positioned for the 2009 blow division with our new adaptable assembly ability and accept appreciably bargain approaching blow risk”.
About Black Elk Energy
Black Elk Energy, LLC is an absolute oil and gas aggregation headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded by acclimatized industry executives, Black Elk Energy is committed to actualize aberrant allotment in oil and gas through accretion and exploitation. Black Elk Energy has a specific aggressive geographic focus aural the Southern Gulf Coast states. Within the geographic area, their abstruse focus is on low accident backlog corruption opportunities and operational improvements.
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