Saturday, August 30, 2008

Gulf of Mexico




I am amazed at the number of oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. This picture was taken from one of the Forex blogs, and is as of Aug 2008.
I salute the resilience of the Oil Industry , given that the Gulf is "infested" with hurricanes of varying intensity, virtually every summer. To keep the thirsty gas guzzler SUVs and Hummers is no mean task, huh!!
















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