Energy Environmental Blog

Another Gulf Rig Fire

Written by Greg Russell | Sep 3, 2010 8:31:47 AM

The NYT is reporting that another oil rig has caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico.  "'There was no blowout, no explosion, no injuries, no spill,' said Patrick Cassidy, the director of investor relations for Mariner Energy, a relatively small oil and gas company in Houston with 330 employees and about $1 billion in annual revenues."  That is a relief.