Pipeline Damage Assessment from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

The recent energy price increases have caused a huge discussion of whether to expand exploration and recovery of domestic oil resources. Part of the discussion has been about the safety of the exploration and pipeline infrastructure…and folks have used the Katrina and Rita hurricanes as an argument on both sides of the issue.

Here’s a link to the report prepared for the Minerals Management Service assessing the damage:

http://www.mms.gov/tarprojects/581/44814183_MMS_Katrina_Rita_PL_Final%20Report%20Rev1.pdf