Katrina: Damage to Oil Fields Worse Than Ivan

Damage to oil platforms and pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Katrina could be three times as bad as when Hurricane Ivan struck the area last year, warned international energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

Eugene Kim, senior energy analyst at WoodMac’s Houston office said efforts to inspect damage to offshore installations and subsea pipelines will be severely hampered by the mass destruction of
onshore communication, power networks and lack of crew willing to leave their families to go offshore.
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