has anyone reported on the damage to oil/gas/chemical property?

[donsu]

I've not seen or heard of any reports except to say the damage was being flown over and looked at.

this silence has me wondering.

how could they not be damaged and flooded when everything else around them is? Have I just missed the reports?

late yesterday they were showing from the air vast neighborhoods under water. don't think it was NO. what got me was the color of the water. it was not mud colored water like in the tsunami. it was dark brown/black water and made your skin crawl just to look at. Anyone else notice this.

[mcscajun]

1. There have been some preliminary reports from the flyovers...

from CNN:

"We're now in wait-and-see mode," said Gerard Burg, minerals and energy economist at National Australia Bank. "It could be weeks before we know the full extent (of damage), but given how easily $70 was reached, it's not out of the question that $80 could be the next barrier if there's long-term damage."

Royal Dutch Shell said an aerial inspection of its Mars platform indicated some damage to its upper deck. Two of the oil giant's drilling rigs were adrift.

(snip)

Although some refiners along the Gulf Coast also appeared to be in the path of Hurricane Katrina, several operators said their facilities were largely unharmed, providing some relief.

At its height the storm forced eight refineries in southeast Louisiana to shut, and two others to reduce operations, disabling more than nine percent of U.S. refining capacity.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/08/30/oil.price.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[htuttle]

3. Reports here that seven rigs are adrift

Panic Buying of Gasoline Trading (CNBC)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1737189

Unleaded Gas Up 28 cents on the NYMex
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1737136


No word on the LOOP terminal yet.

[Soloflecks]

2. This is all I've found so far.

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/050829oil.asp

The biggest transportation item of concern right now is an old nine-mile connector of LA 1 to Port Fourchon. The connector carries 18% of the nation's oil and gas supply. Moreover, the connector links to Grand Isle's Barrier Island, which is inhabited. "We are almost certain that the whole connector may be underwater," says Lambert. Ironically, the LADOTD was in the middle of conducting a report to investigate why two bids this July to replace—and elevate—the connector came in $100 million over engineers' estimate of $154 million (ENR 7/18, p. 13). The new connector would be 22.5 ft high.

[FrankChurch]

4. Well, you know the south.

There are a bunch of chemical plants near New Orleans, but thankfully, the storm wasn't as bad. If it had been worse, the chemicals may have went into the streets, making the city a toxic dump.

Bodes ill for the future. Conservation is the only way to stop this madness.

[eyepaddle]

5. They're damaged alright

what percenatge of them, and to what exten is still probably largely unknown. And even once they get a feel for it, I'd still e4xpect the oil companies to be a little quiet about it. I'd heard reports of a few dozen rigs losing contact--who knows how many sank or are adrift. Last year Ivan played hell with the underwater pipelines--expect more of that from Katrina. That damage will likely take WEEKS to assess fully.

The plight of refiners will be much quicker to evaluate. And it seems some of them made it through in decent shape.

I'll look around and see what I can find. It'll probably be later this afternoon before I can post about it though.

[donsu]

6. thanks for the various reports

I'm thinking the oil/gas/chemical is is horrible as everything else.