Breaking: Offshore Oil Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Coast

[Nathanael]

Another offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

The explosion happened on a rig owned by Mariner Energy around 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast. The blast was first reported at 9:30 a.m. central time. The Coast Guard is mounting a full response, sending seven helicopters, two plans, and four boats to the site. All 13 crew members have been located in the water, and one is reported injured.

Link: http://www.energyboom.com/policy/breaking-offshore-oil-rig-explodes-louisiana-coast

[Nihil]

1. Remarkably quiet thread for such a topic?

Bonus points for irony though ...

Just a day before one of its offshore oil rigs exploded, Mariner Energy, and its parent company Apache Corporation, participated in a rally in Houston protesting against the Obama administration's offshore drilling moratorium.
...
Among the thousands at the rally was Barbara Dianne Hagood, senior landman for Mariner Energy. She stated:
"I have been in the oil and gas industry for 40 years, and this administration is trying to break us. The moratorium they imposed is going to be a financial disaster for the gulf coast, gulf coast employees and gulf coast residents."

:eyes:

http://www.energyboom.com/policy/one-day-explosion-mariner-energy-employees-rallied-against-offshore-oil-drilling-moratorium

[Nihil]

2. Ah ... apparently all of the activity is on the LBN thread ...

... which I've now started to read ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4526218

(I thought it was quiet here ... too quiet ... :yoiks: )