Black Elk Energy's sign is seen on the front of their office in the 11400 block of Katy Freeway, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in Houston.
Black Elk Energy's sign is seen on the front of their office in the 11400 block of Katy Freeway, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in Houston.
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John Hoffman, CEO and Founder, Black Elk Energy
John Hoffman, CEO and Founder, Black Elk Energy
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Commercial vessels spray water to extinguish a platform fire onboard West Delta 32 on November 16, 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 20 miles offshore of Grand Isle, Lousiana. The Coast Guard was searching for two missing workers while four others were critically injured following the fire, which published reports say was sparked by workers using a torch to cut an oil line. less
Commercial vessels spray water to extinguish a platform fire onboard West Delta 32 on November 16, 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 20 miles offshore of Grand Isle, Lousiana. The Coast Guard was ... more
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A supply vessel moves near the oil platform damaged by an explosion and fire. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
A supply vessel moves near the oil platform damaged by an explosion and fire. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
A Coast Guard helicopter flies over the area of an explosion and fire on the oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
A Coast Guard helicopter flies over the area of an explosion and fire on the oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
An oil platform damaged from an explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico, about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
An oil platform damaged from an explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico, about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
Damage from an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Damage from an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
Damage from an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Damage from an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
Damage from an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Damage from an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
A Coast Guard helicopter flies over the area of an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
A Coast Guard helicopter flies over the area of an explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
A supply vessel moves near an oil platform damaged by an explosion and fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in the Gulf of Mexico about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing. less
A supply vessel moves near an oil platform damaged by an explosion and fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in the Gulf of Mexico about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital ... more
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
A supply vessel moves near an oil platform damaged by an explosion and fire. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
A supply vessel moves near an oil platform damaged by an explosion and fire. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
Related story: Probe looks to “hot work” in fatal offshore fire
NEW ORLEANS — Black Elk Energy has halted the search for a worker missing since Friday’s fire aboard the company’s oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
The missing crewman, Jerome Malagapo of the Philippines, was employed by Grand Isle Shipyard Inc., which had a contract with Black Elk to refurbish the platform.
The company said in a statement released Tuesday night that they would focus on the victims and their families, including those injured in the incident.
The body of 42-year-old Elroy Corporal was found over the weekend. Four workers who suffered burns during the platform fire are being treated at the Baton Rouge Medical Center.
The cause of the explosion and fire aboard the platform remains under investigation.
