Gulf of Mexico oil/gas production platform catches fire: “no spill” says operator

Thursday, September 2nd 2010 - 20:15 UTC

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A well connected to an oil and gas production platform caught on fire in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, engulfing the vessel in flames about 100 miles off the central coast of Louisiana and forcing 13 people overboard, Gov. Bobby Jindal said. Read full article

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Pheel
In any moment, this activity will be banned worldwide!
Sep 02nd, 2010 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Beef
Pheel - doubt it. If the people of the world want to drive cars, fly for business or pleasure and buy goods that are imported by air or sea then deep sea drilling is here to stay. A viable alternative will emerge in time but until then we are stuck with oil.

As the easy to reach sources become thin on the ground then drilling deep sea wells is the only economically viable option.
Sep 02nd, 2010 - 10:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marco
beef, “then drilling deep sea wells is the only economically viable option.”
Wrong, the world is moving to different types of clean energy, fossil fuels eventually will be replaced.
Sep 03rd, 2010 - 04:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
With recycled margos and gassys. Recycle waste, whatever it is!
Sep 03rd, 2010 - 08:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
3, you manage to be both wrong and right.

The only current economically viable option is fossil fuels. In the future, hopefuly we will have access to clean energy which is on a large enough scale to supply the whole world, untill then, we are reliant on OIL.
Sep 04th, 2010 - 12:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fernando_A
Wow you guys really know what you're doing, you're really popular these days. (for being total f---ups!!)
Sep 05th, 2010 - 01:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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