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Knowledge about the numbers. i do that because everybody gets nervous if i make a comment, somehow i knew the number. >> there's an oil production platform in the gulf that's on fire. does it present any of the same problems of the bp rig? it's, obviously, not under a moratorium. do you know anything more about the accident? >> well, let me just say here's what i know before we came out here. this is, i'm told this is a production platform about 100 miles off the coast. i am told the depth of water is about 340 feet. so this is not a, this is not a deepwater facility. as i understand it, the w...

A very busy day in the cnn news room. two big stories we're following for you right now. the left of your screen, it is the story of the production platform. and i think that's what we're referring to it at this point. but a production platform explosion in the gulf of mexico. about 90 miles south of vermilion bay. again, about, let's get back to the white house briefing. because we believe robert gibbs is talking about the rig, the platform explosion. >> this is a, i'm told this is a production platform about 100 miles off the coast, i'm told that the depth of the water is about 340 feet. so ...