Not a DB: Oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575467600528128386.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLETopStories

Wow. Just ... wow.

 

Not producing, so no oil leak?

 

Hopefully.

 

Where does it say it's not producing? I don't see that in the story.

 

Other sources are reporting that. Hopefully it's correct.

 

This says not producing... no word yet on whether anything is leaking.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_rig_explosion

 

It's also in 450 feet of water which makes a huge difference as far as any potential leak is concerned.

 

So why would people be on it if it wasn't producing? That's curious.

 

They sometimes use inactive platforms as staging areas for active platforms.

 

It's an spy platform for SPECTRE.

 

If it isn't producing - what exploded?

 

Could be anything. If people are on the rig it needs power. Could be a generator. Could be an equipment malfunction. Oil or gas doesn't have to be coming out of the pipe for something to blow up.