according to mother jones today, there are only about 33,000 miles of pipeline and 50,000 wells in the gulf. see all those dark blue dots. those are all the platforms and rigs in the gulf. did we also mention it s hurricane season? yeah, no rush. joining us is bob kavnar, founder and editor of the daily hurricane. thank you for joining us. happy to be with you, rachel. usually you see something or you don t. is there an oil spill associated with this rig or is there not? what s been reported to me, rachel, is that the wells did automatically shut in when the fire occurred or the leak that they had on the platform occurred. i think the wells themselves shut in pretty quickly. but often what you get here is you ll get some residual oil on the platform. sometimes when they flood the platform with fire water the way they did today, you ll wash that
vermilion sat on the ocean floor instead of fleeting like a deepwater rig. everyone is on pins and needles wondering about further damage. the coast guard said a mile-long oil sheen had been spotted after vermilion blew up. mariner energy had another study, telling cnbc there was no sign of a spill whatsoever. the coast guard later said, no one could see a sheen. the moratorium, which is designed to assess and upgrade safety regulations on deepwater drilling rigs is currently scheduled to expire november 30th. no word on whether today s incident at vermilion 380 may cause the white house to revise that deadline. take your time with that decision, folks. according to mother jones today, there are only about 33,000 miles of pipeline and 50,000 wells in the gulf. see all those dark blue dots. those are all the platforms and rigs in the gulf.