How are Shell and Motivas preparations different since hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 and Gustav and Ike in 2008?
Shell and Motiva have many years of experience in preparing for storms in the Gulf of Mexico, and we follow our prescribed plans of action as storms develop and move toward any of our operations. Shell and Motiva are committed to safety and the well-being of employees at our facilities and of residents in the communities where we do business. Safety is, has been, and forever will be our number one priority. It is one of our core values. This includes the safe shutdown and startup of our facilities. In the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane season, Shell and Motiva reviewed our operations and procedures and added some improvements. For example, in our offshore operations, we made mooring system upgrades and design changes for anchored mobile offshore drilling units. These include having more anchor lines, polyester-mooring lines and new anchor designs, and the use of suction piles instead of anchors in some cases, to reduce anchor drag damage to pipelines. For onshore facilities, Shell and
