Transocean Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Blast: Crew Missing, Video

My husband works for Transocean and our prayers and thoughts are with the family and the crew. We will be praying that everyone is safe and will be found safe.

my thoughts and prayers go out to the crew and their families! I will be praying that everyone is safe and will be found safely!!

As a young man in the Oil Field Transocean gave me a shot in getting broke in. This company was not only good to me and my family but to many that were willing to work hard and work smart. While most of my friends were getting out of High School and learning how to be criminals, Transocean was teaching me how to be a hard & smart working young man.They taught me Pride, Discipline, Goals and most importantly how to Improvise. There's always a safe way to get the job done. I learned a lot about myself and otheres.I no longer work for Transocean but it is because of there teaching that I wass to land a job as a Railroad Conductor. I swear to anyone that the Oil Field is the most dangerous line of work in the world but Transocean is by far the Safest Company I have ever been affiliated  with. It's like a small city on those rigs and like Family also. I'm PROUD to say that I once worked on the  Transocean Marinas (Simi Submersible Drilling Rig). God bless the Injured and Missing and God Bless their Friends and Family.

Thanks for the post Jeff and sharing your story.

My dad just stopped working on this rig in February.  When i read the story and saw the name of the rig- I have never felt such saddness or cryed so hard in my life!! I forgot he had changed rigs! We tryed calling the number he calls from and the phones were down! He finally contacted us-Thank God he is ok! He can see the rig burning from the new rig he is on! My prayers, thoughts, and love go out to all family of the crew on board the Horizon. Makes us realize how much these rig workers sacrifice for us! Im so thankful for my dad and all he has done!

Our thanks and thoughts to all of people connected to Transocean and the rig industry who have shared their perspectives and prayers.

My husband called me at 9:30 am CT to tell me about the fire.  He does not work on the rig, but is on a ship that works sometimes as a supply vessel.  At the time of his phone call, he was part of a fleet of ships running patterns to help find the lost men.  My thought are with the friends and families of all the workers on that rig.  They work in an extremely dangerous environment, and the many rigs that are in production do supply us with the energy that we need to live and work, so until the time when we are able to use only alternative sources in the mainstream, it is my hope that the people who continue to use the oil, not be so critical of the men who put their life on the line to feed and clothe their families and provide us with the energy were use everyday.  

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God bless the Injured and Missing and God Bless their Friends and Family P.S. I was worked in semisub drilinq rig "Maersk Explorer"  in the Caspian sea .And i now how hard and dangered this work.  

as soon as I got on my laptop the news poped up like it normally does so I wasnt even going to look at it but, when I did my heart sank my dad works out there on those rigs...I havent got any call from my family so Im hoping hes ok.. Its really scary not knowing. - my prayers go out to all the employees and familys

Please give me any infomation on my son Erik Goodall that is a chef ... 

I worked on this rig and was not being maintain as I thought it should. The supposedly trained and supervisors that i met were arrogant and very miss leading as to their own personal duties. I left there saying thank god I do not have to work with those guys. i always wondered how a complicated piece of equipment being operated by a bunch of arrogant people ever stood a change with no serious accidents. Also, the news do not know about this one. This same rig almost sunk in 2008 when a crew member opened the wrong valve and water started entering the lower levels of the rig before they discovered it was leaning to one side. They finally closed the valve. if they were not so cheap by not paying people to do the most dangerous work out there, the odds of something like this would much less.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the entire Horizon rig crew and contractors on board at the time of this tragedy.I have read allot of very heart breaking comments that im sure the families of the missing really don't need to hear at this time.I work in the oilfield as a 3rd party contractor and have done allot of work for Transocean and B.P. in their deepwater sites.Let me say one thing Transocean and B.P. are very strict when it comes to saftey and caring for all personel wellbeing at all times while you you are on their job sites.I supervise personel in confined space entry and have never been forced or ask to do something unsafe.Transocean and B.P. have always had a high standard on doing the job right and most of all safely at all times.All this bull of bad mouthing both companies is really sad because it only makes it harder for the injured missing as well as their family.those guys out their know the dangers and still do the work each day.God Bless you all and have you in my prayers.

My thoughts are with these guys as I worked for Reading and Bates and many guys from the jack Bates went to this rig during the building, Im sure some of these guys would have still have worked on the rig today. My thoughts are with all our oilfeid friends and families from Transocean.  

First off, I am proud to say that my son works for TransOcean in the Gulf on a rig assigned to BP. When he was first hired, all he talked about was the extensive safety training. Since that time, I have learned how diligent TransOcean is about safety. Several workers have been let go because they did not follow procedure to the "t". My son has said that his biggest stress is making sure that he watches everything he does to make sure that he is adhering to safety standards. TransOcean has one of the safest records among the offshore companies. They have very strick rules and let go any workers who do not abide by those rules. All workers are watched like hawks because one slip-up could cause dangerous results for all workers. They must all work as a team for the gerater good of all. At times like this when there are families grieving over their losses, I do not know why  there are those who must find fault. Until investigations are completed, I do not believe that anyone has the right to assign blame to anyone. I agree with Jeff Griffin's comment above. I have been absolutely amazed at the TransOcean training. I know when my son finishes college and goes into the corporate world he will take many organizational modules with him that he has learned from his training and offshore work with TransOcean not from his college courses. TransOcean offshore employees take their work very seriously. They are aware that everything they do is an intergral part in making safety of operations a top priority.  TransOcean compensates well. I say this "for the record".      

My son works on an oil rig off the coast of louisianna but I dont know the name of it and I havent been able to contact him and cannot find any list of any sort and I dont know who to contact. Can someone help me?

As an employee of Transocean Compny , I extend my sincere condolence for all families of my colleagues of the victims in this tragic incident

...que DEUS abençoe e reconforte a todos que de alguma maneira se envolveram ou estão envolvidos neste trágico evento, minha solidariedade pessoal,pois quando escolhemos o nosso trabalho no mar como filosofia de vida e paixão,nos tornamos irmãos e uma só familia desconhecendo raça,fronteiras,credo...que DEUS esteja com todos...NSS.

my dear friend "Skip" Voss works on one of the oil rigs...I have not been able to locate him..have not heard from him since this has happened...does anyone know him? and is he ok? if you do...tell him Chirs still loves him and wants him to come home

I have the greatest admiration for all who work in the drilling industry, having worked for Transocean on various projects. We currently await the hopeful call to help them stem the flow and to recover what they can. All oilfield workers feel sadness in our hearts when one of our families dies or we have a loss. Transocean are one of the best companies in the world to partner with and share in there drive to achieve. Life in the patch never gets easier when we are faced with this treacherous loss.  Boris ( George Stroud ) our company are on standby to help  CEO Marin   

My friend works on one of the rigs out in the Gulf. But I don't know the name of the company or the rig he works on.  Is there a list of the crew of the Deepwater Horizon so I can see if my friend was on that rig, and if he is okay!  Can some one please help me locate him.

hello i would like to say im sorry, i was burned in an oil rig explosion four years ago. i would like to offer myself to any of the workers or families that were involved in this accident. i am burned on over 95% percent of my body over 3rd degree. i have been there. i would like to consel and or advise any of them on issues from how the ins will treat them to how the lawyers will treat them. i dont want anything but to help ive been thru the legal system ive been thru the medical recovery, ive been thru rehab, i have had the most up to date treatment and the best doctors in the world. i wish i could talk to them and my wife also and my child, being burned is a job you have to work at it and really try and their families have to dedicate to the recovery and the lengthly time that it will take cause its a long process. i have the best lawyers that are the most knowledgeable about burns and they are the best, i know some treatments that will help i have lotions that will help and i just want to help please if anyone here knows any of the rig hands please tell them to call billy jack mcdaniel thanks  

i am  also in the oil  & gas industry and just wanted to say my prayers go out to the crew and the families of the missing