BREAKING: OIL PLATFORM NEAR GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA, EXPERIENCES BLOWOUT. 44 EVACUATED — LOCAL TV
What officials described as a 'major cloud of gas' surrounded a shallow-water natural gas platform that experienced a blowout on Tuesday morning.
The blowout happened about 9:50 a.m. on Hercules Platform No. 265, which is located about 40 miles south and 10 to 15 miles west of Grand Isle, according to the Coast Guard.
Officials told WDSU that 44 people were evacuated on two life boats, and all are said to be OK.
A Coast Guard cutter and two aircraft were sent to assess the situation.
Hercules Offshore owns the platform, but Jefferson Parish Emergency Management officials said Walter Oil and Gas was the company conducting drilling at the time of the incident. Initial reports indicate natural gas began working its way to the surface as crews were in the process of pumping mud.
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What officials described as a 'major cloud of gas' surrounded a shallow-water natural gas platform that experienced a blowout on Tuesday morning.
The blowout happened about 9:50 a.m. on Hercules Platform No. 265, which is located about 40 miles south and 10 to 15 miles west of Grand Isle, according to the Coast Guard.
Officials told WDSU that 44 people were evacuated on two life boats, and all are said to be OK.
A Coast Guard cutter and two aircraft were sent to assess the situation.
Hercules Offshore owns the platform, but Jefferson Parish Emergency Management officials said Walter Oil and Gas was the company conducting drilling at the time of the incident. Initial reports indicate natural gas began working its way to the surface as crews were in the process of pumping mud.
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