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

By Carl FranzenSep 2nd 2010 – 6:11PM

(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...

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An SEC filing is a financial statement or other formal document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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