An oil rig in the Timor Sea, about 300km off the northwestern coast of Australia, has caught fire as company officials were trying to plug a leak with heavy mud Sunday, their fourth attempt at doing so. The rig has been leaking between 300-400 barrels of oil a day since 21 August. Oil workers and firefighters were evacuated from the rig safely.
Links to other sites:Bloomberg, Sydney Morning Herald
Posted by Sean Ecker on 2 November 2009 at 8:55 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 2 November 2009.
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Tags: Australia, oil leak, oil rig, PTTEP, Timor sea
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