Ike unlikely to disrupt US energy production, firm says »
Posted By STONERS 1 year, 1 month ago in Political NewsUS energy production is not expected to suffer serious disruptions due to Hurricane Ike, which slammed the Texas coast at the most important US oil production area, a risk assessment firm said Saturday.
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STONERS1 year, 1 month ago
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"The storm forced oil companies to close down and abandon 13 refineries representing a combined capacity of 3.7 million barrels of crude oil per day -- a fifth of US refinery capacity. Giant petrochemical plants in Galveston-Houston area also closed down ahead of the storm."
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"On shore, flooded pumping stations and refineries "are expected to impede immediate resumption of energy production," senior vice president Tom Larsen from the risk assessment firm EQECAT said in a statement Saturday."
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Nowalive1 year, 1 month ago
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The shutdown and evac of the refineries in that area are a normal procedure during any type of major storm activity. This includes the oil rigs in the gulf. It generally takes about 10 days to restart a refinery, and about 7 days to restart the oil rigs.
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If some of my ideas on emergency storage were implemented, there would be no disruption at all.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Lately, sadly, the opposite has been practiced.
Additionally, I would like to see a one time federal funding of the Red Cross to the tune of 2 billion dollars. The younger generations are far less generous than we are with their money and time.
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