Stories tagged with "tropical storm ernesto"
Remember Where the Offshore Rigs Are and What They Can Take?
Posted by Prof. Goose on August 26, 2006 - 11:42am
Topic: Supply/Production
Tags: gulf of mexico, hurricane katrina, hurricane rita, oil prices, oil rig, peak oil, rig, tropical storm ernesto [list all tags]
Under the fold is a discussion we had last year with our friends at KAC/UCF (a site we'll probably be seeing a lot of if trends continue--and here is a link to their "Hurricane Impacts on Gulf of Mexico Oil Production" (.pdf warning)). The discussion was regarding the structural standards to which offshore rigs are built and their wind tolerances...interesting stuff.
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