Texas Petroleum-Owned Platform Catches Fire In Gulf Of Mexico

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The U.S. Coast Guard told Benzinga Friday afternoon that a platform on fire in the Gulf Of Mexico is owned by Texas Petroleum. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 2:50 a.m. from offshore supply vessel Miss Katherine reporting a fire on board an oil production platform. The platform is located near Breton Island on Breton Sound Block 21. According to a
statement
from the U.S. Coast Guard, "The well was shut in and production has ceased. The platform has an estimated 4,000 barrels of crude oil on board in storage tanks. "The Coast Guard has conducted an over flight and observed a 1.4 nautical mile rainbow sheen drifting southwest of the platform." No injuries were reported and all 28 people aboard the platform have been evacuated offshore. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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