Reboarding

Ike Delivering Second Punch to GOM

Offshore oil and natural gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) that had been reboarding platforms and rigs to restore production following Hurricane Gustav now are evacuating employees ahead of Hurricane Ike, which is expected to emerge in the southeastern GOM by Tuesday night. Several forecasts put the storm on track to strike the upper Texas coast by this weekend.

September 9, 2008