Industry reacts to Hurricane Katrina

 

Visit www.redcross.org and www.salvationarmy.org for specific donation information. Let us all hang together for our friends and colleagues in the process industries along the Gulf Coast.

 

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COMPANY DONATE TO THE RELIEF EFFORT

American Chemical Council's statement on the impact of Hurricane Katrina
American Chemistry Council (ACC) companies and employees have opened their hearts and homes to the victims of Katrina and are contributing millions of dollars to relief efforts.

Lyondell will match employee contributions to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
In response to the tragic aftermatch of Hurricane Katrina that devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, Lyondell has announced an expanded and simplified Matching Gifts opportunity for employees.

ExxonMobil contributes to Hurrican relief efforts
Exxon has been involved with sending aid to the area from day one. You can follow all the company's contributions here.

Eastman matches employee contributions to Katrina relief effort
Eastman has pledged to match at least $100,000 in employee contributions to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.

Get updates on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on Air Products Gulf operations
Air Products' facilities on the Gulf were affected first-hand by Hurricane Katrina. Read here to follow what the company has done in response.

Siemens to donate more than a $1 million to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
Siemens is sending more than money to the affected region.

Bayer continues to provide for Hurricane Katrina victims
Truckloads of critical items have been sent to the region by Bayer. Read here to find out about all the different items Bayer has provided.

A Chevron Hurricane Katrina update
This company has started a relief fund in additon to other activities it has performed to help individuals in the area.

ConocoPhillips contributes $3 million to Katrina relief efforts
It was an immediate and generous response from ConocoPhillips.

Bently Systems provides useful design software to firms displaced by Katrina
This innovative idea fulfills a critical need for companies looking to rebuild.

Learn from hurricanes past
It was 1998 and Hurricane Georges had devestated a Pascagoula, Mississippi oil refinery. Read here to find out the response.

PROCESS INDUSTRIES TAKE STOCK

In wake of Katrina, oil companies are forced to re-examine Gulf Coast operations

A fishing boat sits on a containment levee in front of an oil storage tank at the Murphy Oil Refinery in St. Bernard, La. Saturday Sept. 17, 2005. The oil refinery experienced some oil leaks due to Hurricane Katrina.

Sept. 18: New York Times
As the petroleum ndustry confronts the challenge of  recovering as quickly as possible from Katrina, officials are just beginning to assess the bigger, longer-range questions.
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Refiners defer maintenance to keep oil flowing
Sept. 18: MSN.com
U.S. refiners are putting off scheduled maintenance to their plants in response to a White House call to maximise petrol and diesel production following Hurricane Katrina.
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New Orleans environmental "nightmare" slows Gulf Coast recovery
Sept. 16: Bloomberg.com
The massive environmental cleanup needed in flood-ravaged New Orleans, a city awash in the toxic residue of its ruined industrial facilities, is slowing the progress and increasing the cost of the Gulf Coast's recovery. The flooded areas include more than 60 chemical plants, oil refineries and petroleum storage facilities, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency records. The full extent of the damage won't come into complete focus until the water that swamped 80 percent of the city is pumped out, a process the Army Corps of Engineers says may take until mid-October.