Oil Storm

Oil Storm is a 2005 television docudrama portraying a future oilshortage crisis in the United States, precipitated by a hurricane destroying key parts of the United States oil infrastructure. The program was an attempt to depict what would happen if the highly oildependent country was suddenly faced with gasoline costing upwards oftoper gallon as opposed to the national average of aroundper gallon when the show first aired. Directed by James Erskine and written by Erskine and Caroline Levy, it originally aired on FX Networks onJune 2005, atp.m. ET.

Hurricane Julia, a Categoryhurricane, strikes the Gulf of Mexico, making a direct hit on New Orleans, Louisiana, killing thousands of people and causing severe damage. Large numbers of offshore oil rigs in the Gulf, and a major pipeline and the primary nerve center of the Gulf Coast petroleum industry at Port Fourchon, Louisiana are destroyed. It shows how the effects of that disaster could have significant consequences throughout the United States, even in areas far removed from landfall.While the loss of life and property in the storm is staggering with the death toll in the thousands and the damage in the billions, the greater impact is on the crippled energy industry. Due to the destruction at Port Fourchon and in the Gulf, oil prices skyrocket from 55 to 77 per barrel, and the United States government is forced to take immediate action to rebuild the Gulfs energy infrastructure. Once the storm passes, the government starts to rebuild the infrastructure at Port Fourchon requiring a minimum of eight months and repair or replace damaged offshore rigs requiring a similar amount of time. Also, shipping that normally goes through Port Fourchon is rerouted to the Port of Houston Houstons port facilities are open aroundtheclock with higherthanusual throughput, with attendant higher risk of accident. ........

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