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Houston Chronicle Photo of Hurricane Ike Oil Slick
/4 Comments/in Gulf of Mexico, Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John AmosMSNBC is running a small gallery of photos of post-Ike destruction, including a shot by The Houston Chronicle showing oil slicks covering floodwaters around High Island, Texas. This is the same area shown in SkyTruth’s mosaic of NOAA aerial photographs, and it was taken on the same day (September 14). It’s pretty clear that this […]
Hurricane Ike – NOAA Photo Mosaic
/in Gulf of Mexico, Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John AmosWe’ve made a mosaic with a few of the NOAA air photos that show some probable oil slicks in the Galveston area in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Here’s a larger view. And if you want to download a 30″ x 12″ version (at 200dpi), click here. These images show an area that is still […]
NOAA Air Photos Show Slicks (Oil?) Following Hurricane Ike
/in Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill /by John AmosNOAA has just posted aerial photographs taken on September 14-15 in the Galveston area. These photos show what might be oil slicks, some originating at what appear to be large storage tanks. We can’t say for sure at this point, and we can’t tell how thick the oil is from these photographs — much of […]
Hurricane Ike – Initial Reports
/in Gulf of Mexico, Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas /by John AmosIke came ashore in Galveston, Texas, early Saturday morning as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Storm surge was about 10 feet, much less than the predicted range of 20 – 25 feet. Even so the storm caused extensive flooding throughout the Galveston – Houston area, and hurricane-force winds were […]
Hurricane Ike Hitting Gulf Oil and Gas Facilities
/in Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas /by John AmosHurricane Ike, still a Category 2 storm but expected to strengthen to Category 3 by landfall, is now moving into the offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines off the Texas and Louisiana coasts. And the latest forecasts now place it on a beeline for Galveston and Houston, with a possible storm surge of up […]
Hurricane Ike – Heading For Galveston?
/in Incidents, Offshore, Oil & Gas /by John AmosThe latest National Weather Service forecast is predicting Hurricane Ike will take a sharper turn to the north, putting Galveston and Houston (and more of the offshore and coastal oil and gas facilities) in the line of fire. Here is the latest 3-day track prediction. As of this morning Ike is a very large Category […]