Gulf Hurricanes Are Latest Kink in the Oil Chain. Jad Mouawad.
by Mouawad, Jad; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 80Environment. Publisher: New York Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Drilling platforms | Hurricanes | Mexico, Gulf of | Offshore oil well drilling | Underwater drillingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Standing 60 feet above sea level on this oil platform [Petronius Oil Platform] 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Rab Bruce pointed to where the huge wave slammed into a tangle of grated steel and multicolor pipes. 'I was just in shock at the damage,' said Mr. Bruce, a longtime field coordinator on Chevron's Petronius deepwater platform, which was hit by a 90-foot wave during Hurricane Ivan last September [2004]. 'I had never seen anything like this. Everything was busted, dangling and messed up.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article addresses the concern that hurricanes can create a shortfall in the world's energy supplies, noting that "even a temporary disruption of the deepwater platforms, rigs and sub-sea pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico--a region that pumps one-quarter of American oil production--could create big problems for energy producers and consumers alike."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Gulf Hurricanes Are Latest Kink in the Oil Chain, Aug. 5, 2005; pp. A1+.
"Standing 60 feet above sea level on this oil platform [Petronius Oil Platform] 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Rab Bruce pointed to where the huge wave slammed into a tangle of grated steel and multicolor pipes. 'I was just in shock at the damage,' said Mr. Bruce, a longtime field coordinator on Chevron's Petronius deepwater platform, which was hit by a 90-foot wave during Hurricane Ivan last September [2004]. 'I had never seen anything like this. Everything was busted, dangling and messed up.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article addresses the concern that hurricanes can create a shortfall in the world's energy supplies, noting that "even a temporary disruption of the deepwater platforms, rigs and sub-sea pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico--a region that pumps one-quarter of American oil production--could create big problems for energy producers and consumers alike."
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