Ike destroys oil facilities, damages pipelines

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Business  Sun, 09/14/2008 - 16:00

The Marathon oil refinery in Texas City, Texas was hit when Ike made landfall.Federal officials say it appears Hurricane Ike destroyed a number of production platforms and damaged some of the pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.



 

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