Happened this morning on the Pacific Santa Ana 200 miles off of Lake Charles.
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Very unfortunate. It will be interesting to learn if CVX recently cut back on any HSE staff that were related to that contract. If so, that could be a rude awakening...
@477, you really can't see how this is related to layoffs? Wow. Well, picture a major safety incident resulting in a fatality with BSEE stepping in to do an investigation and work halted to determine root cause. Best case, some delayed timelines and increased costs to repair the damage. Worst case, investigation reveals massive problems and substantially limits deep water exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. Either way, this hurts free cash flow which is the whole reason these layoffs are happening. Coupled with Bigfoot, DWEP is in the hot seat. Anybody in DWEP have any info to share?
How is that related to layoffs? Are you insinuating that you are like this poor contractor who died?
UPDATE 1-Gulf of Mexico oil rig worker dies in accident
Oct 20 (Reuters) - A crew member on a Gulf of Mexico oil rig contracted by Chevron Corp was killed in an accident, the company said on Tuesday.
"The cause of the incident is being investigated," Chevron said in a statement. It said the death occurred while the rig, called the Pacific Santa Ana, was operating in waters off Louisiana.
Chevron contracted the rig from Pacific Drilling, a company that also supplied the crew.
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said work on the rig was shut down and that the agency and the Coast Guard had begun an investigation.
"There were no other injuries reported and personnel remain on the drill ship," BSEE said. There was no reported pollution.
Pacific Drilling did not immediately return questions about the incident. (Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by Chris Reese and Christian Plumb)
tragic - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/20/usa-drilling-fatality-idUSL1N12K2W920151020