Oil, gas pipeline damage worse than first thought
Tags: oil companiesTwo weeks ago, the head of the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service, Johnnie Burton, said that there had been minimal damage to underwater oil and gas pipelines. Now, her office has changed that estimate of the damage:
"It appears that way," said MMS spokesman Gary Strasburg, who pointed out that Burton's comments were based on initial data available at the time.
"I think in her remarks she said that it was preliminary information," he said.
Strasburg could not elaborate on how much worse the damage is from Katrina, saying the agency is still trying to figure out the impact of Hurricane Rita.
Burton was out of the country and unavailable for comment…
See also "Odd: Hurricane Rita caused massive oil rig damage"
