Tuesday, September 19, 2006

and the rig is still burning

I just cannot find anything in the news, Algerian or otherwise about the burning rig about 100km from us. It is still burning, four people are dead and quite a few are badly injured....I know this from the the Hassi Messaoud office...but that's it.

I saw a video of the derrick falling down after 4.5 minutes. The flames were going all the way up to the monkey board and the derrick hand is one of the guy who died.

I don't understand why it isn't in the Algerian news...but I wonder if the last rig that burnt in Canada made it to the local news?