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More rigs leaving Gulf of Mexico
As federal officials signal the end could be near for the moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, a new wave of rig departures to foreign waters could deal another hard blow to the coastal economy. Don Briggs, president of the LA Oil and Gas Assoc, recently received reports indicating that seven more drilling rigs in the gulf have been contracted to move. Two of 33 deepwater drilling rigs in the gulf left shortly after the moratorium began. Full Article.
Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Most notably: no one died and no crude gushed into the water. The Coast Guard initially reported that an oil sheen a mile long and 100 feet wide had begun to spread from the site of the blast, but hours later said crews were unable to find any spill. Houston-based Mariner Energy, did not know what caused the fire. Full Article.
Coast Guard: No oil leaking from platform fire
The US Coast Guard reported that daybreak brought no reports of oil leaking from an offshore oil platform that erupted in flames on September 2. Thirteen people were rescued after the fire on the Vermilion 380 platform owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy. Full Article.
Another Rig Explosion in Gulf of Mexico - Update
The US Coast Guard confirmed there was an explosion on a rig owned by Mariner Energy in Gulf of Mexico. Around 9:30am, September 2, a rig 80 miles south of Vermillion Bay caught on fire. There were reports of people in the water, and all of the 13 people on the rig are accounted for. Full Article.
