13% of our imported oil is offloaded at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP). It appears to be about to get hit by Gustave and may suffer “Extensive damage and an extended recovery time probably measured in months”.
The LOOP includes the Clovelly Dome salt caverns capable of storing 40 million barrels of crude oil.
The article says that underwater pipelines will probably suffer damage due to the scouring action of the storm on the ocean floor.
A number of major refineries in the area will also be affected.