Damage to offshore oil and gas facilities following hurricanes Katrina and Rita: An overview

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 620-626

  Cruz, A M ^a   Krausmann, E ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Damage; Hurricane; Offshore; Oil and gas; Pipeline; Platform

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; DRILLING PLATFORMS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HURRICANES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PAPER COATING; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PIPELINES; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; UNDERWATER DRILLING; WELL DRILLING;

DAMAGE; DESIGN PRACTICES; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES; GULF OF MEXICO; HURRICANE; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; KATRINA; MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS; MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS; OFFSHORE; OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; OFFSHORE OILS; OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES; PIPELINE; PLATFORM; STORAGE TERMINALS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 52249094889     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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