Mariner Energy cited for two violations in past six months, totaling $55,000

[image error] I know that you are shocked, shocked to learn the owner of the offshore oil and gas platform that exploded yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico  had two violations just this year from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Outer Continental Shelf Civil/Criminal Penalties Program.  This not terribly surprising story is brought to you by TP.  In the AP photo, boats can be seen spraying water on the platform.

The Vermilion Oil Rig 360, owned by Mariner Energy — which was recently purchased by...