terror attack?
I'm glad everyone got out OK.
Do you know what caused this?
Big Ol' Texas Fire PING!
TC - looks like the rig's a total loss, am I right?
WOW! Glad everyone is safe, though.
Holy Cow PING!!!
Cow kick over a lantern?
If only Red Adair were still around...
Thank you, God! That is/was a FIRE!
Enviro wackos will be happy.
That's a hell of a fire pump to shoot the stream of water in pic #2!
It's been going since August 11?
Firefighters battle fire on natural gas rig in Mediterranean for a second day
Thursday, August 12, 2004
By Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt — Firefighters battled for a second day Wednesday to contain a fire burning on a rig pumping natural gas out of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's semiofficial news agency reported.
Oil Ministry officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Middle East News Agency (MENA) that workers were drilling holes in a leaking well to release gases to contain the fire, while firefighters are dousing the platform with sea water.
"It might take 10 days to put out the fire," MENA quoted officials as saying.
The fire broke out on the Adriatic 4 on Tuesday because of a natural gas overflow.
On Tuesday, Petrobel evacuated the entire 79-member staff of the rig, which stands about 70 kilometers (44 miles) northeast of Port Said on Egypt's northeastern coast.
The ministry is preparing to replace the gutted platform, the officials said.
Petrobel is Egypt's second largest oil producer. It is a joint venture between Egypt's General Petroleum Cooperation and Agip of Italy.
BP? Egypt?......
The BP commercials on TV have a girl saying she's glad to be buying US gasoline......
Isn't BP foreign oil? Isn't BP British Petroleum? Isn't BP big oil?
They sound like an enviroRat Compamy with their current add campaign.
Firefighters battle fire on natural gas rig in Mediterranean for a second day
Thursday, August 12, 2004 By Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt — Firefighters battled for a second day Wednesday to contain a fire burning on a rig pumping natural gas out of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's semiofficial news agency reported.
Oil Ministry officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Middle East News Agency (MENA) that workers were drilling holes in a leaking well to release gases to contain the fire, while firefighters are dousing the platform with sea water.
"It might take 10 days to put out the fire," MENA quoted officials as saying.
The fire broke out on the Adriatic 4 on Tuesday because of a natural gas overflow.
On Tuesday, Petrobel evacuated the entire 79-member staff of the rig, which stands about 70 kilometers (44 miles) northeast of Port Said on Egypt's northeastern coast.
The ministry is preparing to replace the gutted platform, the officials said.
Petrobel is Egypt's second largest oil producer. It is a joint venture between Egypt's General Petroleum Cooperation and Agip of Italy.
Source: Associated Press
Looks worse than bad. Glad everyone got out safely.
Man, that is some fire, how deep is the well and how deep is the water, any idea?
Glad everyone got off OK!
Thank heavens the crew is safe.
Good fire!