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Handout photo of the burning West Atlas mobile offshore drilling unit in the Timor Sea
01 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
The West Atlas mobile offshore drilling unit in the Timor Sea, about 250 km (155 miles) off the far north Kimberley coast of Western Australia state, burns November 1, 2009. The rig operated by a unit of top Thai energy firm PTTEP in the Timor Sea, which has been leaking for 10 weeks, caught fire on Sunday, officials said. Picture taken November 1, 2009. QUALITY FROM SOURCE REUTERS/PTTEP/Handout (AUSTRALIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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The partially collapsed Montara well head platform and the West Atlas mobile offshore drilling unit smolders in the Timor Sea, about 250 km (155 miles) off the far north Kimberley coast ...




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