Katrina = Oil Storm?

[98Camaro3.8]

Anyone watch that show Oil Storm that was on FX a while ago? It all began with a hurricane hitting New Orleans. Katrina is now a cat 5 storm, heading straight for New Orleans. Some people are saying this could be the worst natural disaster in the history of the US.

I'll be filling up my gas tank tonight. I just pray the damage won't be as bad as it could be. :(

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregiste...400.xml&coll=3

"This storm is going to pass through the meat of the oil and gas fields. The whole country will feel it, because it's going to cripple us and the country's whole economy," said Capt. Buddy Cantrelle with Kevin Gros Offshore, which supplies rigs via a fleet of large crew vessels.

Last year's Hurricane Ivan, which came ashore along the Alabama-Florida line moving through an area mostly devoid of rigs, caused widespread destruction both above and below water in the fields off Alabama and eastern Louisiana. Floating rigs were found drifting hundreds of miles from the wells they had been plumbing, while some rigs with legs fixed to the bottom toppled into the sea. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of pipelines were tangled and torn to pieces by sea currents and massive underwater mudslides.

The full extent of the damage wasn't known for days and the Gulf lost nearly 30 percent of production capacity for well over a month, which drove prices for oil up $12 a barrel within a few weeks. Prices for both oil and natural gas surged upward and stayed high for months.

But that storm was just a baby tap on the Gulf's infrastructure compared with the blow some in the oil industry are predicting from Katrina.

EDIT: Winds now up to 184 mph.

[ August 28, 2005, 02:35 PM: Message edited by: 98Camaro3.8 ]

[shenanigans]

I don;t know... I am a little worried I didn't get gas earlier... gonna go fill the up the squadron(ouch likely gonna cost me $110, between the maro, cavalier, and Ram)

[96RS Alex]

I am going to the gas station now to fuel up before $2.59 becomes $3.00 here in CT.
I wish I bought oil stocks a long time ago.

Category 5 Katrina is the b1tch from hell!

[Fbody3400]

**** you Katrina!!!!

[shock_core]

?? I guess i'm missing the point here... its up to a 5 now? It was a 4 last night. wtf

[asdf1234]

Pretty scary. I'd hate to have to start riding my bike everywhere.

[Fredless]

All I know is that city is going to be desroyed. It is a shame because that city is filled with history and all things considered, it is a pretty city. They have huge seawalls that line the banks of the Mississippi but no way in hell will any of that hold.

The Media will probably make gas prices go near 4 dollars a gallon I'm betting...unbelieveable.

[96RS Alex]

I read its a CAT 5 storm because the maximum sustained winds was already recorded beyond the 155 mph limit.
Everything you see & hear on the news certainly matches the description provided in this NOAA link below.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml

[FirebirdGT]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
Anyone watch that show Oil Storm that was on FX a while ago? It all began with a hurricane hitting New Orleans.

Yes.

http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/orig...torm/main.html

['98 BlackBird]

My First ex-wife's name is Katrina!!! Very fitting name for this.

[andrew.brandon]

Originally posted by '98 BlackBird:
My First ex-wife's name is Katrina!!! Very fitting name for this.

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[loser]

massive pieces of the super dome are falling off, they are evacuating it.

the news is showing man-hole cover's are shooting 4 feet in the air.

this is bad. where are all those peole going to go?

[98goldbird]

Just a little update

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...l/291654.shtml
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WINDS AFFECTING THE UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH
RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE CENTER MOVES OVER LAND. HOWEVER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD AS FAR AS 150 MILES INLAND ALONG THE PATH OF KATRINA. SEE INLAND HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FROM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES.

[kala]

Originally posted by '98 BlackBird:
My First ex-wife's name is Katrina!!! Very fitting name for this.

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but it's a really horrible desaster now. Already 68 people died, many injured and dead count is going up. Thousands of houses are destroyed along with cars. There are upto 25 feets of water in most of the Lousiana/Missisippi. It has destroyed almost $26 billion dollars . Oh dear katrina....why you have to so this to us.....i broke up with you doesn't mean you have to take it out on other people..........