Oil, Gas Companies Prepare as Ike Approaches. By Brett Clanton, HChronicle, September 9, 2008. "Though still mopping up from Gustav, oil and gas companies turned their attention Monday to Hurricane Ike, the second major storm in as many weeks to threaten vital Gulf Coast energy infrastructure. Repeating the massive emergency response to Gustav, the companies were once again forced to begin evacuating workers from offshore facilities, securing refineries and making plans to keep Gulf Coast gas stations supplied with fuel. As it aims for Texas or Louisiana, Ike could inflict harm on offshore oil and natural gas production facilities that were only just beginning to return to operation after being closed for Gustav. It could also force more hurricane-related shutdowns of oil refineries, potentially tightening fuel supplies nationwide."
2008-09-09
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