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Gas well blowout in Gulf off Louisiana coast evacuates 44 workers
Uncontrolled natural gas spewed from a Gulf of Mexico well about 55 miles off Louisiana after a Tuesday blowout forced 44 workers on a jackup drilling rig to evacuate. No injuries or fire reported as Wild Well Control teams plan shutoff, with Coast Guard and BSEE monitoring.
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Gulf
Louisiana
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Wild Well Con
Trol Inc
Jim Noe
Hercules Offshore Inc
Noe
Coast Guard
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
BSEE
Kevin Davis
Louisiana Governor's
Homeland Security Office
Federal Aviation Administration
Eileen Angelico
Bureau
Hercules
Walter Oil & Gas Corp
Walter Oil & Gas