Apache offshore fire

[Ray]

Apaches East Cameron 2 had an explosion and major fire on board. As of 3:30 am, the platform is still on fire. Three men were in the water and were picked up after more than an hour in the freezing water.

[shellman]

I worked on there a few times when Anadarko owned it.....2 small platf. w/ brigeway between them......

[SULPHITE]

http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11815379

[adamsfence]

thats sad...prayers sent to the family

["W"]

Sad deal........I know everyone of them guys!!! I have worked on Joe Stone PLF before and Joel P lives right down the road.........

[Ray]

Incident on an apache platform this a.m. That gloria a. & master everett assisted on




0150 hrs. Received a radio transmission from the m/v master everett that a platform in east cameron block #2 had exploded & was on fire & asked if they could assist in fighting the fire & possibly retrieving hands out of the water. Called the rig & co. Man jack j. Agreed to let the boat go. Called the boat back & told them to start heading that way.

0154 hrs. Contacted the m/v gloria a. On the co. Set & got an eta from them (boat was e/r to wc 498 hwo) & they said that they could be there in 45 minutes, had the boat start heading that way to assist also, called co. Man ken roberts & ok’ed it with him also & he said that was fine just keep them updated. Made a couple of phone calls around cameron & found out that it was an apache platform & then informed midstream north in case they needed to call someone, but while on the phone with them heard wc 71d (apache) call the master everett & give them the lat & long to the platform, so the martin dispatcher did not need to call them to inform them of what was going on…

0205 hrs. Received a report from the master everett that their eta was 1 hr. To location & that they were in constant communication with wc 71d & the coast guard in houston, tx. The coast guards eta was 1 hr. 15 minutes to location & boat also informed me that there were believed to be (3) men in the water. While talking with the master everett the international general was talking with the coast guard on vhf #16 & he was 20 minutes from location & would to start trying to locate & retrieve the men & then start fighting the fire until coast guard arrived on scene.

0216 hrs. Got a phone call from co. Man harry jenkins on wc 498 that as soon as the boat (gloria a.) is done with whatever it can do it needs to be heading his way so it can do odyssea defender’s c/c & they can get their groceries off of the boat, called the boat & informed them of this & capt. Heath said ok.

0230 hrs. M/v gloria a. Called the international general & asked if he had found anybody yet & they said not yet, the gloria a. Told them that he was 20 minutes out & would assist in looking for the men as soon as he arrived on location.

0233 hrs. The international general informed the coast guard that they see a green light floating in the water & are going to check it out, international general just called back & said that the guys are waving to them & they are going to pull along side of them & get them in the boat.

0247 hrs. Heard the gloria a. Calling for the intl. General & were getting no answer, wc 71d tells the gloria a. That they were arriving on scene and assist in any way needed, the boat informed the platform that the platform was ablaze, platform informed them that the intl. General was having trouble getting the hands on board saying that one of the hands was panicking pretty bad & he was in bad shape (barely breathing)

0258 hrs. Coast guard informed the intl. General that there was a reesue chopper e/r but they needed to start heading to grand chenier to get other hands to a waiting ambulance & that they would pick the hand in bad shape up from the boat while they were e/r to grand chenier.

0303 hrs. Gloria a. & the master everett started hitting the fire with some water. Said that the well head itself was on fire.

0314 hrs. Master everett came on vhf #16 & asked if there were any vessels in the east cameron block #2 area with a fire cannon their assistance was needed @ that location.





This is all for now…

[Finfeatherfur]

Thanks for the update Ray! Thoughts and prayers go out to the Richard family from Crowley.

[LSUh20fowler]

I listened to the whole thing on the company radio when it all started. Frank worked with me for a couple of months before going to EC2. Sad day losing a good man. God Bless them all.

[rondog]

My prayers are with the families. I work for Blue Stream services and order parts for that platform on a daily basis.

[shellman]

Thanks for the update Ray. I worked w/ Joe Stone @ EC 270 when Anardarko had it and I done some work @ EC 2 also.Prayers out to all the families..

[LSUh20fowler]

They finally got the fires put out. Had personnel going around blocking / bleeding outlying platforms feeding the fire on EC 2. Reports from the field say most everything on the platform in melted to nothing.

["W"]

Originally Posted by LSUh20fowler

They finally got the fires put out. Had personnel going around blocking / bleeding outlying platforms feeding the fire on EC 2. Reports from the field say most everything on the platform in melted to nothing.

Im sure Apache and MMS will have some pictures....

Sad sad deal.......It could of been worst!! So all those fire drills we do offshore is for this reason right here!!!

[LSUh20fowler]

MMS been flying around all day. Can't get on the platform yet. Probably be a couple of days before the investigations begin. Nothing left of the living quarters and the new compressor package they installed.

[Reel Bender]

Sad day indeed, my thoughts and prayers go out to all the families, friends, and co-workers.

[southern151]

The petroleum industry is a scary one to say the least. It's sad to hear that people will not get to return to their families. Prayers sent.

["W"]

Apache Reports Fire at East Cameron 2 Platform in Gulf of Mexico


HOUSTON, Jan 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today reported a fire aboard its East Cameron (EC) 2 processing platform, in Louisiana state waters of the Gulf of Mexico about two miles off the coast of Cameron Parish.
The three personnel on the platform, all Island Operating employees, evacuated the platform and were rescued. They were all transferred to the hospital where Frank Richard, 34, of Mowata, La., died. The other two employees are being assessed. Island Operating provides contract operating services for Apache and other companies in the Gulf.
Apache has shut in the wells that flow to the processing facilities on the EC2 platform. All production operations have been secured, and the fire has been extinguished. Production processed at the platform totals approximately 7.7 million cubic feet of gas and 850 barrels of oil per day.
Apache dispatched helicopters to fly over the location and believes environmental impact to be minimal. Apache has activated its emergency response plan, and the company is coordinating with governmental agencies and mobilizing response teams and equipment.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Louisiana State Police have been notified.
"We extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. Richard's family," said Jon Jeppesen, Apache's executive vice president - Gulf Coast Region.
"Our priority at this time is to minimize any environmental impact from the incident. After that has been accomplished, and conditions permit safely boarding the platform, we will investigate to determine the cause of the fire."
Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom North Sea, Australia and Argentina.
(Web site): www.apachecorp.com
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