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63 Evacuated From Norway Oil Rig After Gas Leak

OSLO, Norway -- Rescuers say more than 60 people have been evacuated from an oil platform off Norway's west coast after operator Statoil received reports of a gas leak. Statoil said in a statement Saturday it mobilized its emergency response teams after being informed about a leak at the Visund platform at 08:18 a.m....

Vermilion Bay Explosion Update: Rig Fire Put Out, Oil Sheen Still Unconfirmed [SATELLITE IMAGE]

(Sept. 3) -- The fire on the Vermilion 380 oil platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday has been successfully put out, the U.S. Coast Guard reported in an update late Thursday night. Here's a satellite image of the fire shortly after it broke out Thursday, via NASA: According to the press release from...

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...

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06/01/12 Double Deal for McDermott - Analyst Blog Source: NASDAQ Energy-focused engineering and construction firm McDermott International Inc. ( MDR ) announced that two of its subsidiaries have won contracts for two different offshore projects across the globe.
05/31/12 Viking charges into Philippines Source: upstream Under provisional agreements signed with the owners of Block SC 54A, Viking will earn a 60% equity interest in the permit and assume operatorship by financing the development of the Yakal, Tindalo and Nido 1X1 fields.
05/31/12 Maersk drafts in Ramboll for North Sea rig upgrade Source: Offshore Maersk FPSO has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the Maersk Inspirer jackup.
05/31/12 McDermott scoops contract double Source: upstream The Houston-based company has landed a design, engineering and procurement management contract from US independent Vaalco for the Etame platform, and a design engineering contract for a potential Southeast Etame / North Tchibala (SEENT) platform.
05/30/12 Engineers sent to work on Cougar chopper Source: CBC.ca Engineers have been sent to the Terra Nova FPSO to work on a Cougar helicopter that was kept aboard the oil production platform Tuesday because of a potential equipment problem.

Background on oil platforms

An oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a large structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing.

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