Washington-ks Gulf of Mexico producers begin the arduous job of restoring operations to their facilities in Hurricane Katrina's wake,they face a hurdle that has nothing to do with busted pipes or drifting platforms:a devastated workforce.Employees who work on Gulf producing rigs "have suffered significantly" from Katrina,which wiped out tens of thousands of homes,killed hundreds of people and left much of the Gulf Coast under water,said Louisiana State University economist David Dismukes.Dis-mukes,who works at the school's Center for Energy Studies,estimated 65% of the Gulf's 55,000 offshore workers live in Katrina's path.
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