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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...

Vermilion Bay: 3 Things to Know About Gulf Oil Platform Explosion Site

(Sept. 2) -- Its name is drawn from a ruddy pigment used since ancient times. But right now the collective worry is that it's about to become streaked with a fresh leak of brown crude: The site of an Gulf oil platform explosion, reported Thursday morning by a helicopter company flying over the area, is 80 miles from...