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Subscribe to RSSChevron Corp. says it is still trying to extinguish a five-day old fire on its rig off Nigeria's coast after presuming two foreign workers dead.
Chevron said Friday it is preparing to drill a relief well to fight the fire.
Chevron via AP
The Chevron oil rig on fire in the Niger delta in Nigeria.
Ian Laidlaw, an official from FODE Drilling Ltd., which was operating the rig on Chevron's behalf and employed the two foreign workers, declined to give their nationalities.
Chevron announced Thursday that a search for the missing workers had been called off. Andrew Fawthrop, managing director, Chevron's Nigeria/Mid-Africa Strategic Business Unit, told Offshore Magazine: “After three days of intensive search and rescue activities for our missing colleagues, I am saddened to report that our efforts have proven unsuccessful and, therefore, we have made the difficult decision to transition to a recovery operation. On behalf of Chevron, we extend our sincere condolences to the families of the missing individuals."
The San Ramon, California-based energy company says 152 other workers were rescued from the rig and a nearby barge after the fire broke out early Monday. Nigeria's state-run oil company blamed it on a buildup of gas pressure.
The Associated Press reported that a coastal community said the fire is killing the fish and tinting the sky "orange-red."
The news website Upstream said some community leaders in the state of Bayelsa have complained of pollution reaching the coast following the fire.
The Associated Press and msnbc.com staff contributed to this report.
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Do not worry liberals, Obama will sing a song and make it all well again so he can buy from offshore. Fools. Just wait America is dead. The socialist news says nothing about the Rats in D. C. Tent camps being transported over lines to Virginia. Will it is Obama Care all over again for the rats now. MSNBC any questions for the president? No? For the American people on the true state of the economy for which this president has now received $1 Trillion on the Dept to spend on failed Green Cheese? Fools. Liars. Socialists.
idiot
Save your fools comment for the GOP line up.
What a POS they are. Only in low IQ S.Carolina could Newt Gangrene win a debate.
JG, you do realize that any American oil produced is sold on the open market to the highest bidder. American oil IS NOT nationalized, ANYONE that pays the highest price can have it! Thats what capitalists do!
IN AGONY, we will now "transition" over to FIXING the PROBLEM of hundreds of millions of gallons of oil & gas escaping/polluting our Oceans! WTH is wrong with starting IMMEDIATELY doing BOTHHHHHHH!!!? DUHHHHHH >>> Ooooooh, ... I C, tis immmmposssible to talkkkk & chew gum - - - at the same time.
HOWEVER, <> these FOOLS are left/put in CHARGE of something so CRITICAL as "Search & Rescue" Operations and/or fixing this BLOWOUT, is absolutely the "Height of Follie" & CHEVRON outta be PROUD of these (IT'S) people/managers.
BURN BABY, BURN !
The president seems to not be interested in the pipeline from Canada or cheap clean nat gas for transport fuel either so what does this tell us? It tells me all I need to know about Washington and politics.