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Australian oil rig blaze 'out of control'

SYDNEY, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A massive fire on a leaking oil rig off the coast of West Australia continued to burn out of control Monday. Full Article at United Press International

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  1. "What we're trying to do is to stop it by injecting heavy mud into the relief well," Jose Martins, the company's chief financial officer told ABC Radio. Full Article at Al Jazeera

  2. Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- PTT Exploration & Production Pcl is making a fourth attempt to plug a leaking oil well in the Timor Sea and extinguish a blaze engulfing a drilling rig. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

  3. Key questions in a 71-day disasterExperts are today mixing the mud, but Mr Martins admits the fire may take days to be extinguished. “The fire is out of control. Full Article at PerthNow

  4. Martin Ferguson, Australia's resources minister, said the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority had been asked to help fight the fire. Full Article at Al Jazeera

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