Rowan Fights Second Well Blowout in a Year at Same Site
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The blowout at a natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday is the second time in a year Rowan Companies Plc has lost control while drilling at the same location with the same rig.
Workers on Rowan’s “Louisiana” rig -- one of the oldest in its fleet -- are still trying to gain control of a well in Vermilion Block 356, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) off the coast of Louisiana, where another blowout occurred last April, according to records kept by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, which oversees offshore drilling.