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Exploded Oil Platform Was Damaged by Hurricane Ike, SEC Filing Reveals

(Sept. 2) -- The oil platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico today, 90 miles off the coast of Louisiana's Vermilion Bay, was damaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008, according to documents filed by the platform's holding company, Mariner Energy. "Hurricane Ike damaged the structure with the rig on the platform, causing us...

What Exploded Off Vermilion Bay: An Oil Rig or a Platform?

(Sept. 2) -- As news broke on Thursday of yet another explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, several media outlets proclaimed that an "oil rig" had gone up in flames, echoing the devastating accident at BP's Deepwater Horizon rig. But as the story unfolds, the U.S. Coast Guard is taking pains to draw a distinction between oil...

Oil Platform Explodes Off Louisiana Coast; 13 Rescued

(Sept. 2) -- An offshore oil platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico today and all 13 workers were rescued from the water, the Coast Guard said. The blast sparked a fire on the platform about 100 miles south of Louisiana's Vermilion Bay, four months after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But this time, there was no...

Oil Platform Explosion Causes Panic Over Unconfirmed New Spill

(Sept. 2) -- Initial reports suggest that today's Gulf Coast oil platform explosion is not the beginning of a second major gulf oil spill disaster -- let alone one on the scale of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, which killed 11 (as opposed to today's good news that all 13 workers were saved). Yet many around the Web...

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

(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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