After forecasters predicted a variety of tracks for Ike these past several days, it finally ended up taking one of the worst possible paths in terms of potential damage to oil and gas infrastructure. Not only is it hitting a large swath of offshore oil and gas rigs, but it also threatens to flood and cut off electricity for the refining center of our country. Luckily for everyone, Ike wasn’t organized enough to pull together its Category 4 potential. But the storm surge and the huge swath affected by this enormous storm make it potentially devastating nonetheless. The latest National Hurricane Center track has Ike (more…)