Damage to oil industry minimal

According to industry news The damage to the oil industry has been minimal.

wildernessguru points out that these oil companies maintain fleets of helicopters to check out their oil rigs, and to ship supplies and personnel. Why aren't they over-flying the region to survey the damage? That said, companies like Chevron have donated millions in disaster relief (finally).

Don't buy any argument that gas prices must rise because of the hurricane. The oil companies put the money in to make their cash flow capable of withstanding a hurricane of this magnitude.

Oil companies: Bush should pay a political price for not giving a damn

Okay, since Bush has been so slow to respond and the oil companies have sustained minimal damage (largely they've lost profits because they had to shut down for the storm) let's contact his main supporters: the oil companies.

Let them know that his lack of response has forced us to ask them directly what they are doing to help, since clearly we can't expect anything from the president. He has cut FEMA's budget. He has turned away foreign assistance from Canada.

The companies to call are:

Noble Energy
Email: info@nobleenergyinc.com
Phone: (281) 872-3100

Marathon (has donated 1.5 million)
Email: sscheffler@marathonoil.com or peweeditz@marathonoil.com
Phone: (713) 629-6600

Devon Energy
Brian Engel
brian.engel@dvn.com
Phone: 405-228-7750

Chip Minty
chip.minty@dvn.com
Phone: 405-228-8647

Forest Oil
Phone: 303.812.1400

Woodside Energy (Yes, it's an Australian company that bought Gryphon.)
CompanyInfo@woodside.com.au
(Obviously I'm not going to ask you to make a call to Australia unless you live there.)

W&T Offshore, Inc.
Manuel Mondragon
Assistant Treasurer
mondragon@wtoffshore.net
Phone: (713) 626-8525

Gulf Coast Oil & Gas (web site seems to be down)
5847 San Felipe, Suite 1700
Houston, TX 77057 U.S.A.
info@gcoil.com

Shell (has donated 2 million plus employee matching)
Phone: +1 888 GO SHELL
Shell U.S. Media Relations: 713-241-4544
Here's their annoying form for emails

Apache Corp (has donated 1 million)
tony.lentini@apachecorp.com
(713) 296-6107

bill.mintz@apachecorp.com
(713) 296-7276

david.higgins@apachecorp.com
(713) 296-6690

lisa.nutting@apachecorp.com
(713) 296-7279

Occidental (has donated 1 million)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
10889 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90024-4201
(310) 208-8800
information@oxy.com

BP (has donated 1 million)

Chevron (has donated 5 million)

ExxonMobil (has donated 2 million, plus employee matching)

Amerada Hess (has donated 1 million)

MTS


I'll have addresses and phone numbers shortly. They need his lack of response to come to their doorstep. All of these companies maintain operations in that region.