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Title: BREAKING: MARINER SAYS EXPLOSION ON OIL, GAS PRODUCTION PLATFORM IN GULF OF MEXICO
Source: BBG
URL Source: http://www.bloomberg.com
Published: Sep 2, 2010
Author: None
Post Date: 2010-09-02 11:32:57 by war
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Comments: 29

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#1. To: war (#0)

It sounds like they're going to stick it to us again...at the gas pump.


"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara

Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-09-02   11:38:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: war, mcgowanjm (#0)

GRAND ISLE, La. — The Coast Guard is responding to an explosion involving an offshore petroleum structure in the Gulf of Mexico.

Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company about 9:30 a.m. CDT Thursday. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats are en route to the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast.

Ranel says it hasn't been determined whether the structure is a production platform or a drilling rig or whether workers were aboard. Ranel says smoke was reported but it is unclear whether the rig is still burning.


"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara

Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-09-02   11:50:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Fred Mertz (#2)

drill baby drill!


And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

go65  posted on  2010-09-02   12:03:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: go65 (#3)

drill baby drill!

No, in your case it's "shill baby, shill"

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Ignore Amos  posted on  2010-09-02   12:10:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Ignore Amos (#4)

It's a darn good thing that Republicans opposed any sort of moratorium to make sure adequate safety standards were in place and that they were being followed, because as BP has taught us, we can always trust and rely on oil rig owners to properly manage their own rigs.

Right?


And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

go65  posted on  2010-09-02   12:12:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Fred Mertz (#2)

Coast Guard is saying no reports of oil in the water. Freepers are saying Obama deliberately did this.

Hopefully the blowout preventer works this time.


And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

go65  posted on  2010-09-02   12:14:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: go65 (#6)

Hopefully the blowout preventer works this time.

The low-budget one?


"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara

Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-09-02   12:15:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: go65 (#5)

It's a darn good thing that Republicans blah blah blah blah

You've got the WH.

You've got the Senate

You've got the House

You've got the Courts

You've got the universities

You've got most of the media

So what power did the eeeeeeeeevil republicans have to oppose anything?

BTW - do you bicycle to work? or do you walk?

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Ignore Amos  posted on  2010-09-02   12:19:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Ignore Amos (#8)

BTW - do you bicycle to work? or do you walk?

It's about 80 degrees outside, but it does look like Pittsburgh will be OK when Rothlesburger returns though I hear that Chilean wines are spectacular this time of year.


And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

go65  posted on  2010-09-02   12:30:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: go65 (#9)

I am not Doug...


An oil platform has exploded in the Gulf of Louisiana, injuring at least one person. The Coast Guard tells MSNBC that the platform is still burning, but says it is not a drilling rig.

Update at 12:14 p.m. ET: The New Orleans Tiems-Picayune descrbies the facility, called Vermillion 380, as a "fixed, manned production platform." The newspaper says the platform is not involved in drilling and, unlike the ill-fated BP rig, is not a floating rig, but rather is a fixed platform.

Update at 12:11 p.m. ET: The Coast Guard tells MSNBC that the facility is not a rig, but is a platform that does not do any drilling.

Update at 12:04 p.m. ET: The rig, owned by Mariner Energy, is located west of the BP spill site, the Associated Press reports. The incident was first reported by a commercial helicopter company around 10:30 a.m. ET, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel. The Coast Guard confirmes there is one injury, but no deaths. The platform is in about 2,500 feet of water, the Coast Guard said, but is not currently producing, the AP reports.

Update at 11:48 a.m. ET: Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says a helicopter was sent to the site after a report that the rig was on fire "and that there was smoke and there were people in the water,'' The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports.

Update at 11:41 a.m. ET: The Coast Guard says the oil rig is located 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay, Louisiana.

Update at 11:38 a.m. ET: MSNBC quotes Coast Guard Petty Officer John Edwards as saying one worker has been injured, but he did not know the extent of the injuries. Edwards says 9 helicopters and some fixed-wing aircraft as well as four Coast Guard cutters have been sent to the site.

Update at 11:35 a.m. ET: MSNBC quotes a Coast Guard spokesman as saying all of the workers were wearing protective gear.

(Posted by Doug Stanglin)


"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara

Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-09-02   12:32:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: go65, mcgowanjm (#9)

NEW ORLEANS — An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker, the United States Coast Guard said.

The rig was located just west of where another rig leased by BP blew up and sank this spring, killing 11 people and touching off an environmental calamity.

All 13 members of the work crew on board on Thursday were accounted for, the Coast Guard said.

News reports said there was smoke rising from the platform, but it was unclear whether the rig was actively burning or in danger of foundering, or whether the explosion had set off any underground oil leaks.

Several helicopters, airplanes and boats were speeding to the scene of the explosion, south of Vermillion Bay in Louisiana.

Citing the Department of Homeland Security, the Associated Press reported that the rig was owned by the Texas-based Mariner Energy, and was not actively producing oil and gas.


"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara

Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-09-02   12:46:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Fred Mertz (#11)

News reports said there was smoke rising from the platform, but it was unclear whether the rig was actively burning or in danger of foundering, or whether the explosion had set off any underground oil leaks.

I seen that Obama sneaking around the platform....

"Look you leftist pervert, make sure you keep your Mr Winky away from your family's new addition or I will send some fellow salad tossers to square away your sorry butt. Got it??"

The good "cop", Jethro Tull explaining how to prevent a Palin family tradition in YOUR family.

mininggold  posted on  2010-09-02   12:50:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: All (#8)

do you bicycle to work? or do you walk?

Aha - my question struck a little close to home I see.

You're not saying - by your non-answer - that you use fossil fuels, are you? Because if you do, you too are guilty of contributing to the destruction of the planet.

Algore would not approve.

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Ignore Amos  posted on  2010-09-02   12:52:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Ignore Amos (#13)

Fossil fuels?


"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara

Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-09-02   12:54:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Ignore Amos (#13) (Edited)

You're not saying - by your non-answer - that you use fossil fuels, are you? Because if you do, you too are guilty of contributing to the destruction of the planet.

Only if that poster walks naked and barefoot.

"Look you leftist pervert, make sure you keep your Mr Winky away from your family's new addition or I will send some fellow salad tossers to square away your sorry butt. Got it??"

The good "cop", Jethro Tull explaining how to prevent a Palin family tradition in YOUR family.

mininggold  posted on  2010-09-02   12:57:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: go65 (#6)

Freepers are saying Obama deliberately did this.

At least they're consistent. That's what they said about the last one.

"How many confirmed NV Mig kills do YOU have general? I only have three." - Mad Dog, the village idiot's hemorrhoid.

Skip Intro  posted on  2010-09-02   13:09:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: mininggold (#12)

I seen that Obama sneaking around the platform....

He probably had his daughters set charges when they were there last month.

"How many confirmed NV Mig kills do YOU have general? I only have three." - Mad Dog, the village idiot's hemorrhoid.

Skip Intro  posted on  2010-09-02   13:33:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Ignore Amos (#13)

Aha - my question struck a little close to home I see.

You're not saying - by your non-answer - that you use fossil fuels, are you? Because if you do, you too are guilty of contributing to the destruction of the planet.

Actually I walk down the hall as I work from home. Thanks for asking.

I guess you didn't realize that my response to you was meant to highlight the fact that I don't intend to play your silly "divert the topic" game? Sorry, gave you too much credit, won't happen again.


And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

go65  posted on  2010-09-02   13:47:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Fred Mertz (#10)

News of the fire sent crude oil futures up 36 cents, or 0.5 percent, in early afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6813VY20100902

Gas prices will be going up. Better pump up the tires on your bicycle.

Hondo68  posted on  2010-09-02   13:54:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: go65 (#18)

your silly "divert the topic" game?

Au contraire, my good fellow. It's not a diversion.

You see, if you're going to constantly parrot the democrat talking points about the evil republicans chanting "drill baby drill" (thereby resolving the pure as the driven snow democrats of all environmental ills), you need to at least be consistent and not be wasting precious resources. That was what generated my question re: bicycling or walking to you.

Be consistent. Who the hell do you think you are - Al Gore?

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Ignore Amos  posted on  2010-09-02   15:00:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: Ignore Amos (#20)

You see, if you're going to constantly parrot the democrat talking points about the evil republicans chanting "drill baby drill" (thereby resolving the pure as the driven snow democrats of all environmental ills), you need to at least be consistent and not be wasting precious resources. That was what generated my question re: bicycling or walking to you.

Be consistent. Who the hell do you think you are - Al Gore?

Nope, not overweight. :-)

My objection to "drill baby drill" is the premise that we can drill our way out of reliance on foreign oil. We can't.


And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

go65  posted on  2010-09-02   15:34:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: Ignore Amos, go65 (#20) (Edited)

You see, if you're going to constantly parrot the democrat talking points about the evil republicans chanting "drill baby drill"

Chuckles...an oft repeated phrase - to the insane delight of each and every crowd which heard it - is now a democrat talking point.

When was THAT memo sent? Last April?

war  posted on  2010-09-02   15:58:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: go65 (#21)

My objection to "drill baby drill" is the premise that we can drill our way out of reliance on foreign oil. We can't.

Perhaps not. But maybe we COULD reduce our dependence on it.

As usual, the truth may lie somewhere in the middle. While the BP disaster did illustrate the problems with deep water drilling (AND gov't oversight) - can you not agree that perhaps SOME environmental restrictions - which cause the need for drilling in deep water vs. drilling in shallower water or on land - are to blame?

What's your position on drilling in ANWR, for instance?

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Ignore Amos  posted on  2010-09-02   16:27:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: Ignore Amos (#23)

Perhaps not. But maybe we COULD reduce our dependence on it.

Only if you force oil companies to sell their oil in the U.S., which would be socialist, right?

:-)


And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

go65  posted on  2010-09-03   0:44:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: Fred Mertz (#11)

Owned by a Subsidiary stripped out of Enron.

Bet that it was behind schedule. The Corps subject to multiple fines. Buddies with cheney.

mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-09-03   8:42:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: go65 (#24)

Perhaps not. But maybe we COULD reduce our dependence on it.

Only if you force oil companies to sell their oil in the U.S., which would be socialist, right?

:-)

And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????

The Plan is to crush the Bottom 90%.

NeoFeudalism. Not that the Top 50 000 Want to, but there just isn't any other way for the Top 50 000 to be accomodated in the style to which they have become accustomed. 8D

mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-09-03   8:44:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Fred Mertz (#2)

“You could actually feel it in your hair and stuff,” beach worker Matt Cole told Morning Edition. The crew also said, “The umbrellas… they were slippery. ‘You could rub your finger along the shaft of the aluminum pole on the umbrella and it was kind of an oily brown substance,’ the report continued. Scarrit told NPR, “I have a lot of questions… but I don’t even know how to ask them.”

Evac the Coast. Mississippi oysters 90% dead. Fish kills everywhere. Two whales wash up SE Florida.

mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-09-03   8:45:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: mcgowanjm (#27)

Thanks for the updates, James. Those fish kills I've noticed were happening all across the country last month - I think the heat is what did it.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2010-09-03   9:05:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Fred Mertz (#28)

I think the heat is what did it.

Of Course. But see, that's the background rate.

We're talking fish kills(life/creature/planet kills actually) that now far exceed the 'background'.

"Of course, the ongoing extinction crisis of modern times goes far beyond the background extinction rate. Alroy noted that it could not only wipe out entire branches of evolutionary history, but may also change the ecosystems shaped by each species.

That means today's species matter for environments around the world, and so humans can't simply expect replacements from the diverse species of the future.

"If we lose all the reef builders, we may not get back the physical reefs for millions of years no matter how fast we get back all the species diversity in a simple sense," Alroy said."

Cascading Systems Failure now underway. Expect Big Oil to crash into it's own cesspool of oil.

mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-09-03   9:40:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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