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Gas rig sinks off coast of Venezuela, government says
Venezuelan government officials said Thursday they are investigating why a natural gas rig sank off the nation's coast in the early morning hours, the state-run energy company said.
All 95 workers on board were rescued and no gas leaks were detected because safety valves cut off the flow, said the company, Petroleos de Venezuela, also known as PDVSA.
The Aban Pearl platform, in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Sucre state, started to list at 11:23 p.m. Wednesday, PDVSA said on its website. An inspection of the four support columns detected massive flooding and an evacuation was started, the company said.
The captain and two engineers stayed aboard until the rig listed to 45 degrees and then also evacuated, PDVSA said.
No environmental damage occurred, the company said.
The rig was extracting natural gas from a well called Dragon 6, which was immediately sealed, PDVSA said.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broke the news of the rig's sinking on his Twitter account, @Chavezcandanga.
"With sorrow I inform you that the gas platform Aban Pearl sank a few moments ago," Chavez wrote around 3 a.m. "The good news is that the 95 workers are safe."
He posted another tweet a few minutes later that said, "They were evacuated and at this moment two patrol boats from our Navy are moving to the area. We will go forward and will TRIUMPH. Viva VENEZUELA."
The rig workers were picked up by the tanker Petro Saudi Discover and were transported to land, some by helicopter. Four of the workers appeared later Thursday at a briefing on the incident broadcast by the government-owned VTV station.
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Yay... another state ran news agency!
I wonder if this is another "Deepwater" rig
Yay....another great job by Halliburton. Good thing they got all the taxpayer's money to do such a wonderful job.
Hugo Chavez reported on Twitter ~8hrs ago about this sink and safe evacuation of the rig workers. See below 2 his messages quoted:
Con pesar les informo q se hundiĂł la plataforma gasifera Aban Pearl hace pocos momentos. La buena noticia es q los 95 trabajadores a salvo..
Fueron evacuados y en estos momentos dos patrulleros de nuestra Armada se mueven al area. Seguiremos adelante y VENCEREMOS. VivaVENEZUELA!!!
Lets blame this one on Shara Palin
If Chavez admitted it, I expect that this problem will eclipse the BP spill since he would shove something small under the rug.
Drill Baby Drill!
lets learn how to spell Sara Palin
Robbie, it's State Run not ran. And Joe it's Sarah not Shara.
Must have been Bush again.
I guess Venezuela just didn't want to be outdone by the U.S. and our oil leak...
@mac – You end up looking REALLY stupid when you correct someone with another mistake. It's "Sarah Palin", not "Sara Palin". You are probably smarter than her, however.
yo no se como pueden decir q venceremos, cuando todo todo el pais le pasa lo mismo, o sea se esta derrumbando , ya q este ha sido el gobierno mas mediocre q los venezolanos hemos tenido
The Earth is changing. The sea beds are shifting. People need to wake up and listen. Soon you'll have to make a choice, believe the news or what you feel inside. Your electronics won't save you in the times to come. Listen to your heart.
Well at least Venezuela knows how to use their safety valves to shut off the flow unlike some countries... GG