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mystery-ak · « **on:** July 03, 2021, 01:37:28 pm »

Gulf Of Mexico On Fire After Pipeline Burst

Ashley Carnahan
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July 02, 2021 7:52 PM ET

Flames erupted in the Gulf of Mexico Friday after an underwater gas pipeline burst, Bloomberg reported.

Mexican state-owned oil company “Petroleos Mexicanos,” commonly known as “Pemex,” released a statement saying a 12-inch submarine pipeline burst at 5:15 a.m., sending flames to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.

The leak occurred 150 meters from the Ku-Maloob-Zaap’s Ku-C satellite platform in the Campeche Sound. The company announced the situation had been “dealt with immediately.” Three firefighting vessels were sent to the scene.

Pemex added that the pipeline valves were shut off, and the fire was extinguished at 10:45 a.m. There were no reported injuries, and the company said it would investigate the incident.

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https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/02/gulf-of-mexico-fire-pipeline-burst/

mystery-ak · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:18:38 pm »

Massive ‘eye of fire’ breaks out from pipeline leak in Gulf of Mexico

https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/1411075158006284290

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https://nypost.com/2021/07/02/massive-eye-of-fire-breaks-out-from-pipeline-leak-in-gulf-of-mexico/

IsailedawayfromFR · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:27:56 pm »

Lucky the platforms are not also burning.

A leak on the ocean floor cannot catch fire unless there is a spark.

Curious on how that spark came about.

Platforms would be burning if it was from them. Possibly a ship, which is now sunk.

I suspect Pemex had some divers working on the leak and it ignited.

Wingnut · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:35:51 pm »

That is cool looking.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:40:34 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on July 03, 2021, 02:35:51 pm

That is cool looking.

Still trying to figure out what the boat in the top left is trying to accomplish. Like peeing on a forest fire.

Wingnut · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:42:41 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on July 03, 2021, 02:40:34 pm

Still trying to figure out what the boat in the top left is trying to accomplish. Like peeing on a forest fire.

He's got some weak flow though!

catfish1957 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:45:43 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on July 03, 2021, 02:42:41 pm

He's got some weak flow though!

Would make a good Flow Max ad.

Elderberry · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:46:17 pm »

Ku Maloob Zaap Oil Field

http://abarrelfull.wikidot.com/ku-maloob-zaap-oil-field

Summary Information

•   Operator: Pemex
•   Country: Mexico
•   Location: Bay of Campeche, located 105 kilometres north-west of Ciudad del Carmen
•   Production start:
•   Partners:
•   Type: Oil / Gas
•   Estimated Reserves:
•   Production Volume: 865,000 barrels per day and 349 million cubic feet of gas

Description

•   This production complex consists of five heavy oil producing fields: Ku, Maloob Zaap Bacab and Lum, which are located in the territorial waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of 105 miles, northwest of Ciudad del Carmen, in a water depth between 60 and 90 meters.
•   It has a total of 170 oil producing wells in operation and is Mexico's biggest producing field
•   The field utilises 17 platforms:

o   Seven drilling platforms: Maloob-C
o   Four production platforms: Ayatsil-C, Maloob-A, Maloob-B
o   Four accommodation platforms: Ha-Zaap-C, Ha-Ku-H
o   One telecommunication platform:
o   One processing platform:

•   The Yuum K Ak Naab FPSO has 600,000 bpd handling capacity inclusive of 200,000 bpd processing capacity with gas export capability

catfish1957 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:48:35 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on July 03, 2021, 02:42:41 pm

He's got some weak flow though!

Well it is Mexico....

libertybele · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:55:40 pm »

I had watched a documentary years ago about these wells and if I recall they were worried about the caps on them being under so much pressure that they were worried about them eventually erupting.

Wingnut · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2021, 02:56:56 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on July 03, 2021, 02:45:43 pm

Would make a good Flow Max ad.

LOL! :) Nice

I was thinking those guys need some of this.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2021, 03:06:47 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on July 03, 2021, 02:56:56 pm

LOL! :) Nice

I was thinking those guys need some of this.

Maybe this guy could deploy from his FlexSeal Boat.

PeteS in CA · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2021, 03:25:00 pm »

Though not to the extreme of Venezuela, Mexico milked Pemex to fund corruption and government something-or-others. Predictably, new exploration, equipment upgrades, and maintenance suffered. This may be an example.

GtHawk · « **Reply #13 on:** July 03, 2021, 04:32:58 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on July 03, 2021, 02:40:34 pm

Still trying to figure out what the boat in the top left is trying to accomplish. Like peeing on a forest fire.

Why they are trying to keep the atmosphere from igniting of course.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 03, 2021, 04:39:44 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on July 03, 2021, 04:32:58 pm

Why they are trying to keep the atmosphere from igniting of course.

LMAO....

I've never cleaned in there before.....

IsailedawayfromFR · « **Reply #15 on:** July 03, 2021, 04:53:30 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on July 03, 2021, 02:56:56 pm

LOL! :) Nice

I was thinking those guys need some of this.

Just bought some this week.

Won't say what I used it for, though. But it does work.

mountaineer · « **Reply #16 on:** July 04, 2021, 01:55:32 am »

Stupid Mayor Deblasio tweeted something blaming this on level greedy capitalist corporations. A few tweeters reminded him it's an enterprise of the Mexican government.

AARguy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2021, 02:27:52 am »

Look at the picture. The Gulf of Mexico is about 600,000 square miles. About the size of Bolivia. The fire and its environs looks to be about the size of a small housefire. You can judge this by the proximity of the boats.

Whoever titled this "Gulf of Mexico on Fire" must be the same person that characterized a few broken windows and some protesters at the Capitol Building as an "Insurrection".

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #18 on:** July 04, 2021, 09:31:21 am »

Well doggone it! It's hard to have a spectacular disaster when the gas mostly burns off underwater (where is it getting the O2? No oil slick, means no big black smoke plume, and all they have is hyperbole.

Elderberry · « **Reply #19 on:** July 04, 2021, 11:42:30 am »

Quote from: catfish1957 on July 03, 2021, 04:39:44 pm

LMAO....

I've never cleaned in there before.....

One of the cleaning crew in JSC Mission Control hit the emergency power shutdown button with the end of the mop handle. They put a cover over the button after that.

Wingnut · « **Reply #20 on:** July 04, 2021, 01:55:49 pm »

Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on July 03, 2021, 04:53:30 pm

Just bought some this week.

Won't say what I used it for, though. But it does work.

Hope it wasn't for a use one would take Flo-Max for!

:)

catfish1957 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 04, 2021, 02:00:48 pm »

Quote from: Elderberry on July 04, 2021, 11:42:30 am

One of the cleaning crew in JSC Mission Control hit the emergency power shutdown button with the end of the mop handle. They put a cover over the button after that.

I remember that too. This screenshot was from the SNL Pepsi Syndrome skit after 3 Mile Island. (Bill Murray and Garrett Morris) Maybe I am showing my age.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #22 on:** July 05, 2021, 01:23:38 am »

Quote from: catfish1957 on July 04, 2021, 02:00:48 pm

I remember that too. This screenshot was from the SNL Pepsi Syndrome skit after 3 Mile Island. (Bill Murray and Garrett Morris) Maybe I am showing my age.

Okay, I'm going on vacation. Just remember you can't add too much water to the reactor.

Did he mean don't add too much, or that there's no limit?

Believe that was another SNL skit long ago...