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Oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
WAFB 9 ^ | 09/02/2010 | n/a

Posted on 09/02/2010 8:40:14 AM PDT by Pyro7480

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To: wordsofearnest

Yes it could be not as big of a deal but it is breaking news because of the last one.


101 posted on 09/02/2010 9:03:40 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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With only 13 people aboard it doesn't sound like it was a drilling rig. More likely a production platform. If it was a rig, the accident may well be a result of drilling ban.
102 posted on 09/02/2010 9:03:55 AM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: my small voice

Ummm, maybe they turned off warning alarms that kept going off ‘cause they didn’t like the noise...


103 posted on 09/02/2010 9:04:20 AM PDT by GOPJ (BE the change you wish to see.... Gandhi)
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To: Pyro7480

I have to say, Fox News bites when it comes to covering breaking news. CNN is head and shoulders for breaking news. I wish it weren’t so.


104 posted on 09/02/2010 9:05:09 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: Pyro7480

Incorrect info. Only 13 workers were on the rig; all 13 were in the water and accounted for. One injury, being transported to Terrebonne for treatment.


105 posted on 09/02/2010 9:05:09 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Yes, Chef! (Pablo is very wily.))
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To: Vendome
Y’all voted for him. You got him and he never hid his agenda to implement policies that would cause the price of energy to skyrocket.

I highly doubt anyone on Free Republic voted for Zero.

106 posted on 09/02/2010 9:06:06 AM PDT by Dengar01 (Go Blackhawks!!! and Go White Sox!!!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

13 people?

Doesn’t sound like they were drilling. That would be an awfully small crew to be drilling.


107 posted on 09/02/2010 9:06:07 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: maggief

Mariner Energy, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

EXCERPT

In the third quarter, we experienced a series of pipeline shut-ins, delays in production from outside operated projects, as well as delays in operated projects. Seemingly, the proverbial, when it rains it pours. The primary contributor to the production shortfall was construction delays at our Vermillion 380 project on the shelf. As you may recall, Vermillion 380 was damaged in Hurricane Ike, and the restoration of the facilities is taking a little longer than we originally expected. Vermillion 380 is an impactful project, expected to produce 3,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to 4,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day net to Mariner. When projects of this magnitude are delayed late in the year, our annual production and guidance are going to be affected. Nevertheless, production should be back on track by year end, and we are currently producing approximately 360 to 365 million cubic feet equivalents per day.


108 posted on 09/02/2010 9:06:20 AM PDT by maggief
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To: my small voice; HoustonCurmudgeon; thackney

You just had to open your mouth and remove all doubt, didn’t you?

For the love of God, LEARN SOMETHING before you put that tinfoil hat on.


109 posted on 09/02/2010 9:06:35 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Yes, Chef! (Pablo is very wily.))
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To: Xenalyte

So is this normal recurrence? Do rigs just blow up for the heck of it?


110 posted on 09/02/2010 9:06:43 AM PDT by Jlazoon
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To: Royal Wulff

NOLA Local News

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/coast_guard_responding_to_rig.html


111 posted on 09/02/2010 9:06:43 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: GonzoGOP

‘You have to love the Coasties. They fly towards burning oil rigs and head out to sea in Hurricanes. I hope they get the crew off and get the fires out.’

They will get the job done. They are the best.


112 posted on 09/02/2010 9:06:45 AM PDT by Leg Olam (Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak just to say something.)
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To: Vendome
I thought they would wait until October to pull this.

Well, put yourself in their shoes... you gotta have a bit of understanding. All the hurricanes seem to be going up the Atlantic. With the dearth of Gulf hurricanes, they feel like they gotta do something!

113 posted on 09/02/2010 9:07:03 AM PDT by C210N (0bama, Making the world safe for Marxism)
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To: bushwon
"What company owns it"?

"The accident took place 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana on the Vermilion Oil rig 380, which is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy."

114 posted on 09/02/2010 9:07:03 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: IMR 4350

May have been a production platform.


115 posted on 09/02/2010 9:07:35 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: Pyro7480

2 ‘accidents’ of this kind so close to together?

extremely suspicious imo


116 posted on 09/02/2010 9:07:44 AM PDT by tutstar
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To: GonzoGOP
You have to love the Coasties. They fly towards burning oil rigs and head out to sea in Hurricanes. I hope they get the crew off and get the fires out. We can argue about the political crap once everyone is safe.

You're right Gonzo - prayers for the Coasties and their loved ones... Honorable members of the MSM will be moving toward the disaster - prayers for them and their families too.

117 posted on 09/02/2010 9:07:44 AM PDT by GOPJ (BE the change you wish to see.... Gandhi)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Truly, with the way Obama looks, so drawn, thin, and depressed...I don't see how he can handle the two, possibly impending crises now. The hurricane off the East Coast, and this oil rig explosion. Either could throw him into a tail spin. But, two? I hope they can add wall padding to that new decoration scheme in the Oval Office. I think he's gonna reach the breaking point.
118 posted on 09/02/2010 9:07:53 AM PDT by CitizenM ("Do you miss me yet?" Yes, George, we do.)
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To: GreenAccord; fightinbluhen51; Republic of Texas
80 miles offshore is what depth?

The platform owned by Mariner Energy is in about 2,500 feet of water,

Source: Houston Chronicle.

119 posted on 09/02/2010 9:07:53 AM PDT by Willie Green (Some people march to a different drummer – and some people polka.)
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To: Nachum

Don’t forget #4 - Make the company put $20 billion dollars into a victim restoration fund.


120 posted on 09/02/2010 9:08:04 AM PDT by codercpc
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