Oil And Gas • Suncor Nabors Rig #9 Blowout & Rig Fire

Suncor Nabors Rig #9 Blowout & Rig Fire

Late Friday night on March 9th Nabors Drilling Rig #9 caught fire and burned to the ground in a huge fireball while drilling for Suncor near Hudson’s Hope in Northeastern British Columbia, Canada.

A spokesperson for Suncor, Sneh Seetal said "a handful" of employees were on location at the time of the explosion and rig fire but none were injured. "We’ve brought in well control specialists. We’re conducting daily aerial fly-overs by helicopter. The fire has been contained to the site and the site is secure," she said

Read more: http://www.drillingahead.com/page/sunco … z1pp3FHcuq

Read more: http://www.drillingahead.com/page/sunco … z1pp36ZFGw

http://www.drillingahead.com/page/sunco … share_page

Statistics: Posted by DIGGER DAN — Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:02 am