- A worker died today in an accident on an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and federal regulators say they are investigating.
- The worker was employed by Pacific Drilling (NYSE:PACD), which owns the Pacific Santa Ana drillship, which has been contracted to Chevron (NYSE:CVX) since 2012.
- The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says the death is the first this year related to offshore drilling operations in the Gulf.