Vermilion Block 380 platform

28.2 - 92.2Koordinaten: 28 ° 12 '0 "N, 92 ° 12' 0 " W

Vermilion Oilrig 380, also Vermilion Oil Platform 380, is an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

The platform is located 130 kilometers south of the Bay Vermilion Bay in Louisiana. The water depth at the site is 750 meters. Owner is the company Mariner Energy, based in Houston. In 2009, she is said to have about 31 billion gallons of oil from the oil field Vermilion promoted 380.

On 2 September 2010, there was an explosion. The 13 workers on the platform could be saved. At this time it was said that the platform was not promoted, and later was a production of around 225,000 liters of oil and 25,000 cubic meters of natural gas a day 's speech.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a 1.5 kilometer long veil oil was discovered after the explosion that drives close to the platform on the water. The environmental organization Greenpeace responded alerted to another accident.

See also: List of accidents on drilling and production platforms