The count of shut-in oil in the wake of Hurricane Ike in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to 1.26 million barrels per day, with 562 oil platforms and 93 rigs evacuated after the second big storm in three weeks. Meanwhile, damage from Hurricane Gustav's sweep left an unmanned production platform "destroyed" and left an oil slick. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.