Gulf Energy Repairs May Take a Year

Article: Gulf Energy Repairs May Take a Year
From: The Age subscription, Australia.
Currently in the Gulf of Mexico, only 45% of oil and gas lines are operational due to the effects of Hurricaine Katrina that impacted the sates of "Louisiana and Mississippi on August 29, shutting eight major refineries and halting crude and gas output in the Gulf of Mexico." In addition, Hurricaine Rita, impacting the Texas-Lousiana border one month later, has also contributed to the closing of more oil and gas refineries.
"At one point, 25 per cent of US refining capacity was offline due to both storms."
US Interior Secretary Gale Norton has said that "it may take a year to repair all the hurricaine-damaged rigs and platforms and pipes in the Gulf of Mexico, and crude oil output will not return to normal for many months."
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/Gulf-energy-repairs-may-take-a-year/2005/10/28/1130400329609.html

If this reaffirms anything, it is that progress takes time, something well too often overlooked in our culture in my opinion.