Gulf of Mexico plays the victim once again
By Mary Whitfill Features Editor The United States Coast Guard has reported that another oil platform exploded 102 miles of the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker. The platform was owned by Mariner Energy, an oil company based out of Houston that was drilling in shallow waters. Mariner Energy describes itself as one of the leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the Gulf of Mexico. All of the workers on the rig were acounted for but the injured woker’s condition has not yet been released. New York Times news reports said that there was smoke rising from the towers but the current condition…
Recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill doesn’t compare to those of the 20th century
By Mary Whitfill Staff Writer The April Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been deemed the Deepwater Horizon spill, but even if the spill continues for another month it won’t make the list of top 10 oil spills in history. 1. Gulf War When: 1991 Location: Kuwait Gallons Spilled:336 million 2. Ixtoc 1 Oil Well When: 1979 Location: Bay of Campeche, Mexico Gallons Spilled: 140 million 3. Atlantic Empress When: 1979 Location: West Indies Gallons Spilled: 87.7 millions 4. Fergana Valley When: 1992 Location: Uzbekistan Gallons Spilled: 87.7 million 5. Nowruz Oil Field When: 1983 Location: Persian Gulf Gallons Spilled: 80 million 6. ABT Summer When: 1991 Location: Angola Gallons Spilled: 80 million 7. Castillo…
Gulf of Mexico oil spill met with strong response
By Mary Whitfill Staff Writer BP Global announced that it has made $25 million grants to each Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida to help with contingency plans being made due to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. These grants are intended to local businesses to support clean up relief’s and try to cope with the damage done to the coast. In a recent press release, BP Group Chief Executive Tony Hayward said “We are continuing to do all we can to stop the flow of oil from the well and also attach and capture the spilled oil off shore.” On May 5, BP announced that it has stopped the flow of oil…