News: UCF, Georgia Researchers Project Hurricane Effects on Oil, Gas Production
7th Sep 2005, 20:57 GMT
About 86 percent of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and 59 percent of the natural gas output is being disrupted by Hurricane Katrina, according to a new prediction model. (University of Central Florida press release)
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