Mariner Energy, Whose Gulf Oil Rig JUST Exploded, Railed Against …
A Coast Guard spokesperson said the platform, Vermilion Oil Rig 360, is an oil and gas platform in 2500 feet of water and is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy. It is not currently producing oil or gas..
The U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that a natural gas and oil drilling platform exploded 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana. A Coast Guard spokesperson said the platform, Vermilion Oil Rig 360, is an oil and gas platform in 2,500 feet of water and is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy. It is not currently producing oil or gas. Apache Corp. recently purchased Mariner in a multi-billion dollar deal.
Just yesterday, however, the Financial Times reported that employees from Apache and Mariner, along with thousands of oil industry workers, rallied in Houston to protest the Obama administrations offshore drilling moratorium that was designed as a safety precaution after BPs disastrous Gulf oil spill. A Mariner Energy employee chastised the Obama administration for its drilling moratorium, which would not have affected the rig that exploded today:
Companies ranging from Chevron to Apache bussed in up to 5,000 employees to the Houston convention centre to underline to Washington the industrys contribution to the country. …
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