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Question of the Week

How did the operators perform in evacuating personnel from the GOM during last year’s storm season?

With no serious injuries or fatalities, industry did an exceptional job in evacuating personnel during the 2005 hurricane season. Over the 2005 hurricane season, the 30,000 offshore workers in the gulf were either fully or partially evacuated multiple times.  Additionally, the 4,000 structures and over 130 drilling rigs in the Gulf were prepared for hurricanes multiple times.

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