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Mariner Energy: What You Need to Know about the Owner of Vermilion 380

By Dana ChivvisSep 2nd 2010 – 12:25PM

(Sept. 2) -- Mariner Energy (NYSE: ME), which owns Vermilion 380, the offshore oil platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico this morning, has had 13 accidents in the Gulf of Mexico since 2006, including four fires and two explosions. Possible violations were reported in at least seven of those accidents, according to...

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