Did Blowout Cause Transocean Oil Rig Explosion in Gulf of Mexico?

Theories about the source of the deadly blast that injured several offshore oil workers on the Transocean oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, have begun to emerge. According to reports,  the blast likely occurred because of a blowout while the rig was drilling though rock 18,000 feet below the surface. The drilling was going on at BPs Macondo  prospect, where the waters are nearly a mile deep. As part of the process of drilling through rock, engineers use a lubricant, called drilling mud. This mud is circulated back through the well bore, pieces of rock are removed from the mud, and the money is then injected back. The mud also serves to plug the hole, ensuring that high-temperature oil and gases are not able to leak through. One theory is that there was some kind of malfunctioning with the process of the drilling mud being circulated back through the well both. The mud was not able to plug the hole, and contain the reservoir pressures. In a situation like this, oil and gases which can reach temperatures of 450 degrees, burst through and up the well bore. These oil and gases fed the flames, leading to an out of control blazing inferno. It's too early to for any offshore injury lawyer pinpoint exactly what went wrong here. Oil and gas drilling processes can be complicated and there are several things that can go wrong. I will be following this investigation as it continues, and more details are revealed about the causes of this deadly offshore explosion. Watching the news unfold on this Transocean oil explosion has been all the more poignant for me, because I represented a man who was injured in a similar Transocean oil rig explosion six years ago. Maritime lawyer Brian Beckom is a Board-Certified Trial Lawyer whose primary focus is the representation of drillers, roustabouts, roughnecks, and other offshore and oil rig workers in offshore accidents in Texas, Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast,  across the country and in international waters.