Thu
Sep 2 2010
11:32 am
By: R. Neal
CNN reporting Gulf oil rig explosion, people in the water...
UPDATE: Houston Chronicle reports Coast Guard responding, 80 miles south of Vermillion Bay off the central Louisiana coast. Explosion reported by a helicopter crew...
UPDATE: CNN reporting 12 people overboard, one missing...
UPDATE: New reports say all 13 crew accounted for, one injury. Rig is owned by Mariner Energy...
UPDATE: AL.com: Vermillion Oil Rig 360 is a gas and oil rig in 450 feet of water in South Timbalier Block 316, according to company records.
UPDATE: Mariner Energy is in the process of being acquired by Apache Corporation...
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here in Louisiana is reporting it as a natural gas well, which should drastically lower chances of released hydrocarbons in the water.
The platform is a fixed
The platform is a fixed petroleum platform that was in production at the time of the fire, according to a homeland security operational update obtained by The Associated Press.
The update said the platform was producing about 58,800 gallons of oil and 900,000 cubic feet of gas per day. The platform can store 4,200 gallons of oil.
Maybe someday we'll know the complete story.
Mariner officials said it
Mariner officials said it produced an average of 9.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day and 1,400 barrels of oil and condensate a day during the last week of August.
Another report from NOLA.COM.
The Daily Beast is reporting
The Daily Beast is reporting there is an oil sheen spreading from the platform.
So much for "don't worry, be happy"
This can't be good for the opposition to the president's deep well drilling moratorium.