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Firms retake platforms in the Gulf after Isaac

The Associated Press -- Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac, a federal agency said Saturday, though offshore oil production still remains almost entirely shut down.

Oil and gas workers began retaking the offshore sites Friday and federal officials said that 377 of the 596 productions platforms have some staffing on them, up from just 97.

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Submitted Sep 01, 2012 By: nraacct

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,978 Points:2,119,565 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 5:44:27 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse And we wait, wait, wait for any drop in pump prices...
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