POSTS TAGGED: insult to injury

Another oil rig explodes in Gulf, rescues under way

Straight from the “add insult to injury” department, yet another oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. No word yet on if there has also been another spill, but they’re saying the rig was not active so hopefully that won’t be the case.

“We don’t know what caused the rig to catch on fire,” he told CNN, noting the incident is under investigation.

Asked about concerns regarding oil leaks or pollution, Colclough said “there are reports the rig was not actively producing any product, so we don’t know if there’s any risk of pollution.”

Mariner Energy is a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company in the Gulf of Mexico. About 85 percent of the company’s production comes from offshore assets, with a growing share of that coming from deepwater developments.

The explosion comes nearly five months after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded April 20, killing 11 people and causing oil to gush into
the Gulf of Mexico, leading to one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.

via CNN.com Blogs.

Update

The first photo of the actual rig has shown up online.

via Culture Map

No Comments
September 2, 2010 by Jonathon Marshall

Filed Under: Accidents, Incredible, News, Non-Fishing, United States
Tagged: , , , , , ,
SPONSOR