OTHER NEWS - Sept. 3, 1992

Andrew Damaged More Than 100 Energy Rigs: Hurricane Andrew severely damaged more than 100 offshore oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Interior Department said. It also toppled 13 platforms. Rigs south of Morgan City, La., sustained the most damage, the department said. Bartlesville, Okla.-based Phillips Petroleum Co. said it has temporarily lost a quarter of its oil production and 15% of its gas production in the Gulf. That is 3% of its global production. The Interior Department said about 1 billion cubic feet of the roughly 15 billion cubic feet of natural gas produced daily in the Gulf has been lost temporarily, and up to 15% of the nation’s oil refining capability.