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Mariner Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ME) is an oil and gas exploration company based in One Briar Lake Plaza in Westchase, Houston, Texas.[1][2]

In 2009 Mariner Energy bought the assets of Edge Petroleum Corp. in a bankruptcy auction.[3] In 2010 Apache Corp. said that it would buy Mariner Energy for $2.7 billion.[4] Apache Corporation announced that it has completed its merger with Mariner Energy on November 10, 2010.[5]

Vermilion 380 platform explosion

See also: Vermilion Block 380 platform‎

A company-owned production platform, situated in Vermilion Block 380 in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles (130 km) south of Vermilion Bay, exploded and caught on fire on Thursday, September 2, 2010.[6][7] According to the United States Coast Guard, the explosion was witnessed and reported by persons in a commercially-operated helicopter flying near the site at about 09:00 CDT.[8] Thirteen workers were occupying the platform at the time of the explosion. All of the workers were rescued from the ocean, with one person sustaining injuries.[9][10][11] Mariner indicated that during the last week of August, 2010, the platform had been producing approximately 9.2 million cubic feet of natural gas and 1,400 barrels (58,800 gallons) of oil per day,[12] but was off-line for maintenance at the time the incident occurred. Though initially Mariner Energy had reported a mile long oil sheen, subsequent Coast Guard fly-overs found no remaining evidence of a spill.[13] The state run investigation will be headed by the newly created Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement[14] and the NTSB will probably also be involved in the enquiry along the way.

References

  1. ↑ "Contact." Mariner Energy. Retrieved on June 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "SECT1-key.gif." Westchase. Retrieved on February 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Mariner Energy buys Edge Petroleum assets." Houston Business Journal. Tuesday December 15, 2009. Retrieved on June 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ Kahn, Chris. "Apache to buy Mariner Energy for $2.7 billion." Associated Press at BusinessWeek. April 15, 2010. Retrieved on June 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ Apache Corporation. Apache Completes Merger With Mariner Energy 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  6. ↑ "Gulf Oil Platform Owned by Mariner Energy Has Explosion, Coast Guard Says". Bloomberg. 2010-09-02. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-02/gulf-oil-platform-owned-by-mariner-energy-has-explosion-coast-guard-says.html. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  7. ↑ Rescue efforts under way after oil rig explosion in Gulf. CNN.com
  8. ↑ ABC News/KTRX TV: Coast Guard responding to rig explosion in Gulf. (Retrieved September 2, 2010.)
  9. ↑ Coast Guard reporting rig incident south of Vermilion Bay
  10. ↑ Oil Rig Reportedly Explodes Off Louisiana Coast. FoxNews.com
  11. ↑ Associated Press/Houston Chronicle: 13 rescued after explosion in the Gulf. (Retrieved September 2, 2010.)
  12. ↑ CNN: Oil platform fire reported in Gulf of Mexico. (Retrieved September 2, 2010.)
  13. ↑ "Oil Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Coast". Foxnews (Newscorp). 2010-02-09. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/02/oil-rig-reportedly-explodes-louisiana-coast/. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  14. ↑ http://www.automatedtrader.net/real-time-dow-jones/15029/-us-officials-to-investigate-mariner-platform-fire

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