Hurricane Ike destroys oil platforms in Gulf


	Hurricane Ike destroys oil platforms in Gulf

masbury

9-14-2008 11:51 PM

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oil, drilling

masbury says:

Does "Drill, baby drill" mean "Spill, baby, spill?"

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9-15-2008 7:41 AM

lifecyce1898

Didn't McBush say this couldn't happen?

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HOUSTON (AP) -- Hurricane Ike appears to have destroyed a number of oil production platforms and damaged some of the pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico, federal officials said Sunday.
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Fly-overs revealed that at least 10 production platforms were destroyed by the storm, said Lars Herbst, regional director for the U.S. Minerals Management Service.
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"It's too early to say if it's close to Katrina- and Rita-type damage," Mr. Herbst said.
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There are about 3,800 production platforms in the Gulf, including 717 with full-time staff aboard.
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The MMS says Hurricane Katrina destroyed 44 platforms three years ago, and soon after, Hurricane Rita destroyed 64.
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In additional to pummeling platforms, Katrina and Rita also damaged about 150 pipelines that gather and transport oil and natural gas from offshore wells.
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