McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR) today reported on the status of its operations following Hurricane Isaac, which impacted Gulf of Mexico operations prior to making landfall on the coast of Louisiana on August 28, 2012. Prior to the storm, McMoRan was engaged in recompletion activities at Davy Jones No. 1 on South Marsh Island Block 230 and in exploratory activities at Blackbeard West No. 2 on Ship Shoal Block 188 and Lineham Creek onshore in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. These rigs, which were secured and evacuated for the storm, sustained no significant ...