Posted on 09/02/2010 8:40:14 AM PDT by Pyro7480
WWL-TV in New Orleans has confirmed the Coast Guard is responding to a rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dozens are reported injured.
According to the Coast Guard, it happened 80 miles south of Grand Isle.
Rescue choppers from New Orleans and Houston are responding.
The injured will be taken to hospitals in various coastal areas from Houston to the Louisiana/Mississippi border area.
From my profile page, it’s not at all hard to ascertain my real name.
A Google search of that name would reveal my employer.
I’m quite up-front about myself online.
Also, I’m staring at Lexco/OWL, data for which comes directly from the BOEMRE (MMS), and I am inclined to trust that given that it’s WHAT THE WHOLE DAMN INDUSTRY USES EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY.
I’m sorry, pardon my ignorance. If it wasn’t under production, are all of those things still in play?
Quote of the day. Oil rig accidents are supposedly a no biggie daily/weekly occurrence. Now let's all ask ourselves if Obama will use this to promote his agenda...
>OK...WTH is up?!?!? No way two rigs explode within months like this. Who the hell’s doing this?<
Weren’t there reports of sky-high pressures recorded at BP’s rig?
I’m with xenalyte and TheThirdRuffian, there is no limit to the ways something can go wrong on a platform or rig, without any nefarious activity.
However, regarding your question:
“The 64 trillionth dollar question is...will Obama use this to pass his agenda politically?”
Absolutely.
Now I’m curious—how many ‘blowouts’ were there during President Bush’s 8 years in office? Clinton’s?
Facts are scary things and often get in the way of a good hysterical conspiracy theory.
oh, boy, and just this week the federal judge in NOLA rejected the Obama Administration’s reconsideration of his earlier decision not to let them stop drilling in the Gulf.
A quick search provides very little usable info from the past. I’ll keep digging. I do have 2006 on up:
2006: 2
2007: 7
2008: 8
2009: 6
I had my suspicions at the first explosion, which has never been determined, and now we have another? Not one in 66 years, and now two within 6 months?!
Doesn't pass the smell test.
“If it wasn’t under production, are all of those things still in play?”
You’ll have large diesel storage (for the motors, heaters, pumps whatever) and all sorts of caustic and explosive chemicals on board.
My bet, if the rig was idle, and this is just from seeing it happen -— is they were doing some work on tanks or whatnot (which is what you do between production), stirred up the NGL gunk and were not properly vented.
Result, -— gas in air, spark, BOOM!
bump
My bad ... those stats were for “loss of well control.”
In regard to fires and explosions:
2006: 139
2007: 118
2008: 151
2009: 145
Absolutely.
I'd say it's a dead-cert he'll try, but the odds of this happening are slim to none until the lame-duck session. Even then, it would be dicey. The man thought he could just waltz through and schmooze the muddled middle, knowing the alert right couldn't matter enough. But he went and made his real objectives too clear and now everybody is watching. Can't be very subtle or subversive when you're on camera 24/7.
Just my .02.
Right. If you're seeing 'hysterical conspiracy' theories in this thread I think you need to get back on the meds.
Isn't there some silly Renaissance Festival or other dress up make believe nonsense that you should be attending today?
No, that’s weekends.
During the week, I work for (get this) an oil and gas company.
In drilling, exploration, and production.
So yeah, I am seeing some hysteria, fueled by ignorance of how the industry works.
Thank you for the info, that makes sense. I should know more about the industry (lived in Midland for many years, have family and friends involved in the industry) but I don’t really. So, it’s hard to sift thru everything and know what makes sense and what doesn’t.
Conservatives don’t talke to ladies like that.
Will you accept RigZone.com as a reliable source for data and information concerining drilling rigs?
An explosion occurred this morning at a fixed platform operated by Mariner Energy in Vermilion Block 380, located approximately 80 miles offshore the central Louisiana coast...
Vermilion Block 380 is located in 340 feet of water and produces both oil and gas.
Platform Explodes Offshore Louisiana
http://rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=98210
Found some older stats for fire / explosions.
1996: 93
1997: 135
1998: 93
1999: 80
2000: 105
2001: 91
2002: 96
2003: 110
2004: 76
2005: 84
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