[Raider Sam]

A fire was started while a maintenance crew was working. Likely no explosion. Definitely has nothing to do with drilling or production.

Also, I am glad you referred to it as a platform and not a rig. AP’s intial headline was Rig Explosion, which is patently untrue, because this was a platform, not a rig.

[hennie pennie]

I saw the same headline, it said oil RIG and I decided then & there, to wait for an hour, and then find threads by Ernest_at_the_Beach, so I could find out the whole story, the factual story. That's a problem in following news AS IT HAPPENS, because most of what is reported winds up being either extreme exaggeration or else outright UNTRUE. Partiuclarly the first few hours or even days, there is so much MIS-information, just reams & reams of it. AP, Associated Press claimed it was a RIG explosion, not "just" some anonymous blogger --- so the shoddy MSM is primarily responsible for the horrible reports.

[Grams A]

because this was a platform, not a rig.”

Per AP “Rig, platform - don’t understand why anyone would be upset, there’s no difference”. We should be thankful they at least didn’t say it occurred in the Mexican Ocean, although I understand that LA Governor now has his own Coast Guard. And we expect to get anything accurate from the press on this? We still haven’t had disclosure on the last one.

[1rudeboy]

AP’s intial headline was Rig Explosion, which is patently untrue, because this was a platform, not a rig.

Just more proof that this was an act of sabotage. ;)