To focus on assets
in the path of a storm,
click here.To monitor the
potential impact of
storms on energy
assets such as
refineries, choose
from the menu of
Suggested Data.Fig. 1 Run {MAP <GO>} and click on +Cyclones to track active cyclonic storms.under Suggested Data, click on the +Cyclones item (FIG. 1).
Are any energy assets in jeopardy? In the menu of Suggested
Data on the right side of the screen, click on Oil and then tick the
box next to Refineries. As of July 12, a number of refineries were
in the expected path of Barry. How about oil and gas platforms in
the Gulf of Mexico? Energy companies had cut 53% of oil output
in the Gulf, according to news reports. Under Oil, tick the box next
to Platforms (Gulf of Mex.). As you can see, Barry was heading
right for an area of the Gulf that’s densely populated with platforms.
What about ships? Use the scroll bar to navigate to VesselsTrack Storms to See If They’ll
Hit Energy Assets and Supply Chains
By BOBBY SHACKELTON
Data Visualization
ON FRIDAY, JULY 12, Tropical Storm Barry was churning slowly
northwest off the coast of Louisiana. It was a severe storm with
sustained winds of more than 50 miles per hour. The U.S. National
Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for a stretch of the
Louisiana coast from Intracoastal City to Grand Isle, and the storm
was expected to come ashore Saturday bringing heavy rains.
You can use the Bloomberg terminal to track cyclonic storms
such as Barry around the world and see what’s in their path. Type
“map” on the command line of the Bloomberg screen and click on
the MAP Custom Map match. The shortcut is {MAP
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