The company has mobilized maintenance and operations teams to bring utilities back on line at its seven sites along the Texas Gulf Coast as swiftly as it is safe to do so. Safety and status assessments will continue throughout the start-up operation, a process that will take several weeks to complete.
The supply of fuel gas and raw materials, and transportation logistics around the Gulf of Mexico - already significantly impacted as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina at the end of August - are expected to present a continuing challenge to industry throughout the region.