Isaac Halts Petroleum Production and Refining: Open Thread
Updated: 2012-08-31 17:41:54
: The Oil Drum Discussions about Energy and Our Future A Few Insights Regarding Today's Nuclear Situation The Oil Drum Battery Performance Deficit Disorder Isaac Halts Petroleum Production and Refining : Open Thread Posted by JoulesBurn on August 29, 2012 12:17pm Topic : Supply Production Tags : hurricane prediction isaac list all tags Tropical Storm Isaac appears headed for New Orleans sometime early Wednesday , and as of 5 PM EDT Monday , was predicted to become a category 2 hurricane before coming ashore . Due to evacuations of personnel from infrastructure in Isaac's path , US oil and gas production as well as refining have been reduced . Shown below is a Google Map with layers showing the past and projected storm track and the petroleum infrastructure in its way . The map and this
WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:10pm EDT (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) will be allowed to begin some “limited” drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea, the U.S. government said on Thursday, as the company struggled to keep its Arctic exploration plans this year alive. The U.S. Interior Department said Shell will be permitted to [...]
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