Oil, Sweat and Rigs

Oil, Sweat and Rigs is the story of one of the greatest industrial recovery and repair operations since the Second World War, and the biggest ever mounted by the oil industry. It's also the untold epic story behind the headlines about something that concerns us all: soaring fuel prices. Everyone knows that hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast. What is not known is that the storms also threatened the national security of the United States. They ripped apart our main oil fields, and almost overnight 20 percent of our oil supplies were closed down, putting us at a higher level of risk from unstable regimes in the Middle East and elsewhere than ever before. The hurricanes destroyed 121 platforms and rigs, severely damaged 71 platforms and rigs, breached 148 oil and gas pipelines, and laid waste to five major refineries.

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