Hurricane Rita takes toll on Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs

Hurricane Rita, coming on the heels of Katrina and contributing to all the havoc her sister hurricane doled out, appears to have taken a heavy toll on the Gulf of Mexico’s offshore drilling fleet. Rita and Katrina, both category four and five hurricanes before coming ashore, also crippled offshore o....

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Offshore rigs hard hit by Rita

Transocean Marianas forced off location

GlobalSantaFe, Diamond, Rowan also report damage

More jack-up rigs missing