When a Hurricane Hits an Offshore Oil Platform
Harvey could seriously damage oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
by Sarah Zhang
Aug 25, 2017
2 minutes
For most of the year, the Gulf of Mexico is a nice place to be. It has warm waters; it doesn’t have ice or winter storms. All things considered, if you insist on attaching spindly structures to the ocean floor to drill for a highly flammable substance, the Gulf of Mexico is one of the less inhospitable places to do so.
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