Trajectory of Gustav superimposed on a map of the LOOP area

NVDL: Once again TheOilDrum provides phenomenal data - I'm inclined to call it science - on the impact of Gustav on vital Gulf infrastructure. Take a look (Green line = Gustav, Loop Infra = Red line).

clipped from www.theoildrum.com As for the damage to the LOOP from Gus, we will have to wait and see. Operations were shut down as of the morning of Aug. 31. For the longer term, there are plans to complement the LOOP with a 1.8 million BPD terminal located 36 miles offshore from Freeport, TX: