Black Elk Energy executive John Hoffman apologized last month for blaming Filipino workers in an November explosion on an offshore oil platform. Three workers died in the accident, which occurred off the coast of Louisiana.
The fire began on a rig that was owned by Houston-based energy company, Black Elk Energy. Hoffman at the time attributed the accident to worker error. The apology was conveyed through Philippine Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr.
The explosion happened in the same week that BP settled all criminal charges arising out of the 2010 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has agreed to pay $4 billion to settle all charges arising out of the explosion, which killed 11 workers. The offshore BP explosion triggered a massive environmental spill, believed to be the largest maritime disaster in history.
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