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Handout photo of gas, oil and water spraying from West Atlas mobile offshore drilling unit in the Timor Sea before it caught fire
01 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Gas, oil and water spray from 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, before it caught fire 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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