Meraux / Buras / Rockville / Pilot Town / New Orleans / St. Louis / /
Company
Venice Energy Services Company / Murphy Oil Company / Anthropology Alabama / Geography / Coastal / Shell Oil Company / Murphy Oil Corporation / Bass Enterprises Production Company / Chevron / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Force Majeure / /
Facility
Port Fourchon / Louisiana State University / /
IndustryTerm
oil slick / transportation / released oil / oil releases / oil / chemical releases / gas operations / corridor showing chemical releases miles / crude oil / petroleum products / oil spills / offshore oil / /
NaturalFeature
Ocean Environments BY JOHN C. PINE Hurricane Katrina / Mississippi River / Gulf of Mexico / Gulf Coast / Cox Bay / /
Organization
Oceanography Society / Louisiana Department / Minerals Management Service / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / PO / Tammany Hall / U.S. Food and Drug Administration / Louisiana State University / House Committee on Resources / U.S. Department / Department of Geography and Anthropology Alabama / Environmental Protection Agency / National Weather Service / /
Person
Katrina / Rita / JOHN C. PINE / /
Position
major hurricane Guard / Director / Disaster Science and Management / Interim Chair / Marshall / /
ProvinceOrState
Alabama / Plaquemine Parish / Maryland / Louisiana / St. Bernard Parish / Mississippi / /
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