As a result of the explosion and fire, Bobby Jindal, the governor for the state of Louisiana said that the Vermillion 380 platform had been "shut" and that oil flowing from the bottom of the Gulf has been stopped. At least 6 other platforms are said to be connected to the well that Vermilion 380 was part of. Jindal also said the fire was burning due to flammable materials on the platform. Bob Dye, the vice-president of Apache Corporation, which has agreed to, but has not completed, a merger with Mariner Energy, did not comment on whether the explosion would have any effect on the deal. He told Wikinews that "Apache and Mariner agreed to merge in April, 2010 however the transaction has not yet closed so Mariner remains the operator of this platform".
As a result of the explosion and fire, Bobby Jindal, the governor for the state of Louisiana said that the Vermillion 380 platform had been "shut" and that oil flowing from the bottom of the Gulf has been stopped. At least 6 other platforms are said to be connected to the well that Vermilion 380 was part of. Jindal also said the fire was burning due to flammable materials on the platform. Apache Corporation, which has agreed to, but has not yet completed a merger with Mariner Energy, did not comment on whether the explosion would have any effect on the deal. The vice-president Bob Dye told Wikinews that "Apache and Mariner agreed to merge in April, 2010 , however, the transaction has not yet closed so Mariner remains the operator of this platform".
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