A piece from OPIS today asks, "Just how long will badly damaged or flooded Louisiana and Mississippi refineries be down?"

There's no shortage of rhetoric on what needs to be done, how long it will take, and the obstacles to be overcome in restoring a sense of normalcy to Katrina-impacted refineries. But the commentary emanating from regulatory press offices or refinery PR spokespeople is muddied by sensitivity to the human elements and spin from those with a vested interest. With that in mind, OPIS staff talked to refining veterans who had dealt with significant storms that hit Gulf Coast plants in recent years.

Interesting summary piece.

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