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Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

DaveAuld16-Nov-12 7:32

DaveAuld

16-Nov-12 7:32

Apparently there is a drilling rig on fire in the Gulf of Mexico!

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337019[^]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/us-offshore-fire-idUSL1E8MG7ZP20121116[^]

Hope it doesn't go the same way as the last one... OMG | :OMG:

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Re: Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

OriginalGriff16-Nov-12 8:15

OriginalGriff

16-Nov-12 8:15

Looks like it's not going to go the BP way - it's shallow water rather than deep, and apparently it's out already.

Still two dead and two missing though - there will be some worried people in the US tonight waiting for news... Rose | [Rose]

If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.

Re: Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

Clifford Nelson16-Nov-12 9:26

Clifford Nelson

16-Nov-12 9:26

Sorry, I just can't get excited. Sort of like saying there has been a crash on I-5 that resulted in a fire and 2 dead. That happens all the time.

Re: Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

DaveAuld16-Nov-12 9:54

DaveAuld

16-Nov-12 9:54

Nobody is expecting you to get excited.

But I do imagine a few folk went "oh, ffs, not again!"
Smile | :)

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Re: Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

Clifford Nelson16-Nov-12 10:02

Clifford Nelson

16-Nov-12 10:02

Accidents happen, and dealing with flamible stuff (http://www.oilrigexplosionattorneys.com/Oil-Rig-Explosions/History-of-Offshore-Accidents.aspx[^]).

Re: Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

jeron116-Nov-12 10:34

jeron1

16-Nov-12 10:34

Are you trying to butter Dave up? Poke tongue | ;-P

pfft...he works on an oil rig...

Re: Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

Clifford Nelson16-Nov-12 14:39

Clifford Nelson

16-Nov-12 14:39

I have been reading about the effect of hurricanes in Cuba. It is unbelievable to think that in this century which is barely a decade old there have been 7 hurricanes with over a billion dollars of damage, the worst being Ike which was 7.3 billion. Considering the impact in the US, this is so much worse. Cuba has a GDP of $57 in 2010. Compared to that the oil rig fire is nothing.

Re: Gulf Of Mexico - Rig Fire!

wizardzz16-Nov-12 13:21

wizardzz

16-Nov-12 13:21

The timing with the BP fine is an interesting coincidence.

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