Creditors are attempting to force Whistler Energy II, the operator of an offshore oil platform where a worker was recently killed, into involuntary bankruptcy protection. Five creditors who say they are owed $5 million for services, labor and materials provided to the Houston-based Whistler on Thursday filed an involuntary chapter 11 petition against the company, court papers show. Earlier this month, an employee of Nabors Industries Ltd. died while working on the Whistler-operated platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Federal regulators say they are currently investigating the incident. A Whistler representative couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Thursday on the involuntary bankruptcy, which Whistler is allowed to contest. Alternatively, the privately owned oil and gas company could decide to voluntarily seek chapter 11 protection. The petitioning creditors are Romfor Supply Co., Adriatic Marine LLC, Hydra Ops LLC, Scientific Drilling International Inc. and Patterson Services Inc., court papers show. The […]