[TomGuy]

FoxNews:

Oil platforms in the gulf have not been secured. Oil company officials expect some of them to collapse.

Point being: We all are going to pay. Look for significant increases in gasoline, heating fuel, natural gas prices.

[Pravious]

"Look for significant increases in gasoline, heating fuel, natural gas prices."

And don't look for the government to do anything about it (like, um, reduce some of their cut from each gallon...). :-<

[FReepaholic]

US Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Impact Estimate for AAL122005 (Katrina)

[deport]

Oil platforms in the gulf have not been secured. Oil company officials expect some of them to collapse.

Point being: We all are going to pay. Look for significant increases in gasoline, heating fuel, natural gas prices.

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Production platforms are only a part of the equation. There is the off shore unloading ship terminall, LOOP, the MS River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge is lined with Petro chemical plants and then there is the on land distribution factilities such as storage terminals, pipeline stations, etc.

Major disruption is very possible depending upon strength and location of landfall.

[Fudd Fan]

FoxNews:
Oil platforms in the gulf have not been secured. Oil company officials expect some of them to collapse.

Not secured? Rhetorical question: WHY THE EFF NOT?!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Oil platforms in the gulf have not been secured. Oil company officials expect some of them to collapse.

... and just how the hell would Fox News know what they are talking about? Even the news people in Houston have no clue how the industry operates. Platforms and rigs shut in drilling and production on the sea floor. Drilling rigs disconnect from the BOP's and most floaters will head for harbor. Production platforms and jackups take what precautions they can and then remove all personnel. Some will in fact collapse but that does not mean they were not secured as best they could be. You damn sure can't move them.

[Muzzle_em]

Why in the world would they not "secure" them?
I wonder how long it takes to go through whatever steps are necessary to secure an oil platform when they KNOW or strongly suspect a hurricane is heading their way.

Looks like an ecological disaster as well as huge loss of life if it hits NO.