Oil Rig Explodes Off Coast of Louisiana: 2 Dead, 2 Missing One day after BP agreed to a $4.5 billion settlement … via KLFY-TV Follow Us … Coast Guard officials say an oil rig has exploded off the coast of Louisiana. </noscript> The rig, a production platform owned by Black Elk Energy, is about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. … The platform is a production platform, unlike the Deepwater Horizon rig, which was drilling an exploratory well in mile-deep water well to the east of Friday’s reported explosion. BREAKING: Coast Guard: 4 people flown to hospital, 2 may be missing in Gulf oil rig explosion off La. — The Associated Press (@AP) November 16, 2012 ALERT: Two Dead, Two Missing In Gulf Offshore Platform Explosion – DJ — CNBC (@CNBC) November 16, 2012 .@cnbc has learned the fire on the Gulf oil platform owned by Black Elk Energy has been extinguished. (Via @sharon_epperson) — Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) November 16, 2012 Local officials: 2 dead, 2 missing in Gulf oil rig fire; no spill immediately sighted, Coast Guard says – @nbcnews nbcnews.to/T6znHj — Breaking News (@BreakingNews) November 16, 2012 </noscript> Follow Us