Two killed in accident at Shell Auger platform in Gulf of Mexico

"One other non-life-threatening injury was sustained and that individual is being treated at a nearby hospital," Shell said in an emailed statement. A Shell employee and a contractor with Danos Inc, an oilfield services provider, were killed during a routine test of a lifeboat launch and retrieval capabilities at the platform located 214 miles south of New Orleans, the statement said. The platform remains in operation, Shell said.