The world is no stranger to the danger of natural disasters. With the ever-revolving door of hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires, it has become an absolute must to be readily prepared. The gas and oil industry has pulled out all the stops in making sure that the next time they get hit with another hurricane Harvey, they will be ready. The precautions and efforts they put forth have become noteworthy. Cities in New Jersey and New York have fleets of buses with an uninterrupted compressed natural gas supply due to underground pipelines. Preserving the electrical grid has also become a significant part of preparations for upcoming natural disasters. The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine put out a report stating the electricity industry has an essential role in emergency exercises and simulations. That in the event of a natural disaster, these simulations would be critical when it comes to providing the people what they need to protect themselves.
Texas has found new ways to overcome these catastrophes . They created a task force for evacuation, transportation, and logistics, making many reliable response and recovery recommendations during a hurricane. The Texas Division of Emergency Management Fuel Team is a big part of the oil and natural gas industry. At first sight of a big storm making its way to Texas, everyone in the industry from pipeline workers to refineries start working tirelessly to ensure that fuel will arrive at first responders and not stop until the storm stops.
The American Petroleum Institute is continuously working with many utility companies to prioritize the minimization of electrical power outages and to ensure that they will receive the fuel they need during these devastatingly required times. They work to reduce potential flood damage to shoreline buildings and help vendors develop plans to place food and water in the more dire needed areas. When a storm shocks the world with its devastation, many first responders cannot access the devastated areas due to red tape. Refiners and pipeline companies worked with state and local agencies to ensure that employees could get the credentials they need to help the people in need.
From coast to coast, the oil and gas industry works tirelessly during a storm helping make it possible to overcome these inevitable disasters. Though these circumstances are beyond one’s control, with the help of their readily established preparations, the next storm has genuinely met its rival.
Originally published at https://imadadel.com.
