Shell platform has hefty flow rate. (Shell Offshore Inc.'s Auger offshore oil well in the Gulf of Mexico) (Brief Article)

Disturbing numbers

Christine Hansen, Iogcc executive director, said, "The disturbing numbers-lower production, fewer wells, more abandonments- signify that domestic oil resources are being left behind. This is important information for national and state lawmakers.

"The analysis identifies a clear opShell Offshore Inc.'s deepwater Auger platform in the Gulf of Mexico has hit its maximum design rate of oil production several months early.

Record gulf well production rates …