Another Oil Rig Sinks in the Gulf of Mexico
April 15, 2011
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MEXICO CITY: A total of 713 oil platform workers were evacuated Tuesday when the Flotel Jupiter oil platform began to collapse into the Gulf of Mexico, said state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). The Flotel Jupiter oil platform which housed the 713 workers is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Campeche state in the Gulf of Mexico.
Initially 638 workers were evacuated earlier Tuesday after water entered part of the facility and it began to lean to one side, but Pemex said by the afternoon all 713 workers on board the platform had been evacuated. After several attempts to rescue the platform, it was not able to stabilize and given the inclination of the rig it turned and sank at approximately 14:30. The water depth in the area is 38 meters and given the dimensions of the platform, which is 50 meters wide, remain above the level of water by 13 meters.
Since the platform is used only for housing and not for production, Pemex added, the morning incident didn’t cause any leakage of hydrocarbons. “Pemex reiterates that neither production nor other activities in the area were affected,” the statement said. The platform housing Jupiter is 2.075 barrels stored diesel and 82 barrels of jet fuel. The diesel is stored in tanks in the pontoons and jet fuel is in containers on deck. No evidence of leakage. Monitoring will be maintained around Jupiter platform to detect the presence of a spill.
Rigs contracted by Pemex platforms are inspected annually for certifying companies to international standards. In
particular, the platform Jupiter, was last inspected in June 2010.
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mudra
April 15, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqjGtCytNIA&feature=player_embedded
MEXICO CITY: A total of 713 oil platform workers were evacuated Tuesday when the Flotel Jupiter oil platform began to collapse into the Gulf of Mexico, said state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). The Flotel Jupiter oil platform which housed the 713 workers is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Campeche state in the Gulf of Mexico.
Initially 638 workers were evacuated earlier Tuesday after water entered part of the facility and it began to lean to one side, but Pemex said by the afternoon all 713 workers on board the platform had been evacuated. After several attempts to rescue the platform, it was not able to stabilize and given the inclination of the rig it turned and sank at approximately 14:30. The water depth in the area is 38 meters and given the dimensions of the platform, which is 50 meters wide, remain above the level of water by 13 meters.
Since the platform is used only for housing and not for production, Pemex added, the morning incident didn’t cause any leakage of hydrocarbons. “Pemex reiterates that neither production nor other activities in the area were affected,” the statement said. The platform housing Jupiter is 2.075 barrels stored diesel and 82 barrels of jet fuel. The diesel is stored in tanks in the pontoons and jet fuel is in containers on deck. No evidence of leakage. Monitoring will be maintained around Jupiter platform to detect the presence of a spill.
Rigs contracted by Pemex platforms are inspected annually for certifying companies to international standards. In
particular, the platform Jupiter, was last inspected in June 2010.
Love Always
mudra
Just a subtle message to get out of here!! Twould be cool.