Mouawad, Jad, <br/><br/>
Gulf Hurricanes Are Latest Kink in the Oil Chain. 
Jad Mouawad. 
 -  New York Times,  2005. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Article 80,  Environment,  1522-3205; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Originally Published: Gulf Hurricanes Are Latest Kink in the Oil Chain, Aug. 5, 2005; pp. A1+. 
<br/><br/> "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." 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3205; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drilling platforms<br/>Hurricanes<br/>Mexico, Gulf of<br/>Offshore oil well drilling<br/>Underwater drilling
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050