Oil Rig explosion in the Gulf of MExico again.the rig is "just east" of the deepwater Horizon rig in which it was been exploded in april, leading to the massive Gulf oil spill.And now it has been exploded again.Company officials said in a statement Thurday morning that the reason of all the explosion was not oil leak. However, it has reported that the Coast Guard says there is a mile long, 100 foot-wide oil sheen near the platform.
The rig is in 320 feet of water, much shallower than the mile-deep operated by BP that caused a massive oil spill this april.
Vermillion Block 380, is owned by Mariner Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration, development, and production company based in Houston. The company holds 350 offshore exploration leases, with 110 currently in development, according to the company’s website.
As the picture showing, crew members had evacuated the rig immersions suits.They picked up by an oil service boat.No one was killed by this accident and only one has been injured.officials could not confirm if there will be any resulting pollution.
