Thanks for the credit. The EPG board is the best hands down for information on the oil/gas universe.
Josh Young's reporting says more eloquently what I saw unfolding on the Weather Channel. The name "Port Fourchon" will be seared into everyone's memory now.
Information is still lacking, but this is like a "Pearl Harbor attack" from the weather with the Capitol ships in the harbor. Sitting ducks. And the infrastructure has to be devastated. Along with all the homes and businesses in a swath from Fourchon up to Lake Ponchartrain.
The US oil/gas business has to be mega severely impacted due to the loss of support/supply chain, loss of people to do it. As the reports come in the the gravity of the impact will become clear. It's that bad. Recovery won't be as simple
as raking up the leaves in the yard.
Anyone watching Port Fourchon?
Port Fourchon? Update Monday 2 pm
Someone commented.
“It will be difficult for offshore crews to travel back offshore. Port Fourchon and Golden Meadow were two of the largest shore bases for helicopter transfer of operators. Both shore bases are out of commission. Port Cameron or Port Galveston add a lot of air travel to get to southeast Gulf structures. Cell towers are all knocked out in that region. Port Fourchon will be days before the water recedes from the surge. Images from boat captains who rode out the storm show the Port Fourchon ridge completely underwater. Over 90% of structures in Golden Meadow are damaged.”
“It will be difficult for offshore crews to travel back offshore. Port Fourchon and Golden Meadow were two of the largest shore bases for helicopter transfer of operators. Both shore bases are out of commission. Port Cameron or Port Galveston add a lot of air travel to get to southeast Gulf structures. Cell towers are all knocked out in that region. Port Fourchon will be days before the water recedes from the surge. Images from boat captains who rode out the storm show the Port Fourchon ridge completely underwater. Over 90% of structures in Golden Meadow are damaged.”
Re: Anyone watching Port Fourchon?
Weather Channel just said Fourchon had 172 mph winds. Seen just a few pics which don't tell the story.
Question is, "were the boats in Fourchon or did they leave"? If they left it's good, but the port infrastructure
has to be severely compromised. No loading of boats to supply whatever is drilling or producing oil and gas.
Alternatives: Not much viable. Morgan City, LA could do some loading, but it is up the Atchafalaya and would be overwhelmed. If you can get to it by vehicle/trucks sometime soon. Other loading ports? New Orleans is toast.
It would have to come from the Houston area.
Right now Jim Cantore/Weather Channel, is riding around Lafitte, 40 miles North from Fourchon in 4 ft. water on an airboat.
Parish Prez said the water goes all the way down to Fourchon. Won't be business as usual in the GOM oil biz for a while.
Question is, "were the boats in Fourchon or did they leave"? If they left it's good, but the port infrastructure
has to be severely compromised. No loading of boats to supply whatever is drilling or producing oil and gas.
Alternatives: Not much viable. Morgan City, LA could do some loading, but it is up the Atchafalaya and would be overwhelmed. If you can get to it by vehicle/trucks sometime soon. Other loading ports? New Orleans is toast.
It would have to come from the Houston area.
Right now Jim Cantore/Weather Channel, is riding around Lafitte, 40 miles North from Fourchon in 4 ft. water on an airboat.
Parish Prez said the water goes all the way down to Fourchon. Won't be business as usual in the GOM oil biz for a while.
Re: Anyone watching Port Fourchon?
https://twitter.com/FracSlap/status/1432390209178587143
First pics I have seen of Fourchon "C Port" taken from another board. Hope they work.
The metal buildings collapsed from the winds and landed on the safety orange and beige boats owned by Edison
Chouest. Girders on the boats. And probably the overhead cranes also. Only a small slice of the story, but all else down there has to be equivalent. There will be more coming.
First pics I have seen of Fourchon "C Port" taken from another board. Hope they work.
The metal buildings collapsed from the winds and landed on the safety orange and beige boats owned by Edison
Chouest. Girders on the boats. And probably the overhead cranes also. Only a small slice of the story, but all else down there has to be equivalent. There will be more coming.
Re: Anyone watching Port Fourchon?
Good find.. The fundamentals already supported $ 70 oil or higher, I don't see how this makes the price weaker
Re: Anyone watching Port Fourchon?
https://www.workboat.com/coastal-inland ... ggles-back
Early pics of Port Foourchon. Sheds collapsed on offshore boats as expected in 172 mph winds. The infrastructure
is destroyed and will negatively impact the loading and unloading of the offshore supply boat fleet, serving the
platforms and rigs in the GOM. Fog of war is clearing, info coming out.
Small positive, looks like the majority of the fleet was elsewhere by design.
Early pics of Port Foourchon. Sheds collapsed on offshore boats as expected in 172 mph winds. The infrastructure
is destroyed and will negatively impact the loading and unloading of the offshore supply boat fleet, serving the
platforms and rigs in the GOM. Fog of war is clearing, info coming out.
Small positive, looks like the majority of the fleet was elsewhere by design.