The Mariner Energy Resources (ME) oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday ripped open the debate again over whether a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling should be extended and expanded. Following the explosion on the Vermillion oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, environmental groups renewed their calls for the federal government to maintain and possibly widen the ban,
September 02, 2010 Congress isn’t wasting any time. With another oil rig explosion, some House Democrats are already demanding answers. Just hours after a Mariner Energy rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, the House Energy and Commerce committee is asking Scott Josey, the president and CEO of the company, for a briefing on the incident. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry
Oil Rig Explosion: Mariner Energy At Fault, No Oil Spill According to Russia Today and The New York Times, an oil rig located in the Gulf of Mexico and just west of the British Petroleum TransOcean Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded six months ago, exploded. The rig, owned by Mariner Energy , which says it accepts full responsibility for the accident and will work with officials, was
