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Relief Well Work at BP Oil Spill Site Threatened By Tropical Storm
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on July 21, 2010
Two relief wells are on track to be completed within two weeks, however, it is possible a tropical storm could disrupt the work at the BP oil spill site. This could mean no work on the relief wells for up to two weeks. A final piece of casing needs to be cemented in place at… read more
Kevin Costner Oil Cleaning Machine Heads to Clean Up BP Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on July 9, 2010
PORT FOURCHON, La. – BP COO Doug Suttles and actor Kevin Costner, co-founder of Ocean Therapy, announced that the Ella G. vessel set sail on Thursday July 8, 2010, carrying Ocean Therapy’s centrifuge system to separate oil and water.
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law on July 7, 2010
In light of the recent events in the Gulf of Mexico and the disastrous oil spill following the explosion on and the subsequent sinking and destruction of the Deepwater Horizon, it is the view of maritime lawyers, Gordon & Elias, L.L.P, that the situation warrants some new rules about the safety of operations of a… read more
Tar Balls From Gulf Oil Spill Wash Onto Texas Beach
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on July 6, 2010
TEXAS CITY, Texas – A small number of tar balls washed onto a Texas beach, which means the spill has now affected every single Gulf state. Officials say there’s no way to tell if the tar balls came off a ship or arrived some other way. The Associated Press reports that a “bucket’s worth of… read more
Oil Spill Reaches Mississippi Shores (VIDEO)
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Mississippi Maritime News on June 28, 2010
HORN ISLAND, MS – Folks at Lake Mars Landing in Jackson County, Mississippi say their worst nightmare has come true. Sticky globs of oil are washing up in Mississippi waters.
More Oil Spews Into Gulf After Cap Problem
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 23, 2010
NEW ORLEANS – Gas and oil continue to leak from the containment cap at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site gushing more oil into the Gulf. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says an underwater robot bumped into the venting system. That sent gas rising through a vent that carries warm water down to prevent ice-like… read more
BP Appoints Bob Dudley Former Mississippian as CEO of Gulf Coast Restoration
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on June 23, 2010
BP has set up a new Gulf Coast Restoration Organization unit, headed by former Mississippian Robert Dudley, to manage its response to the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Dudley, who was born in New York and raised in Mississippi, reports to BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward. BP’s new appointment is an effort to… read more
Five Survivors Tell How They Escaped the Night of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 22, 2010
The following account of the night of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster is based on exclusive interviews with five survivors and three of their wives conducted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and the CNN Special Investigations Unit. Maritime lawyers, Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent several of the survivors that participated in the interviews. The interviews… read more
An Emotionless Tony Hayward Testifies Before Congress (VIDEO)
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast on June 17, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – BP chief executive Tony Hayward came under intense fire at a House hearing on Thursday for paying little attention to risks being run at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig before it exploded and caught fire on April 20. Rep. Henry Waxman (D) of California, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,… read more
How To Apply for BP Unemployed Oil Rig Workers Compensation Fund
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast on June 17, 2010
BP Establishes $100M Fund to Support Unemployed Oil Rig Workers Through Baton Rouge Foundation On July 30, 2010, BP announced in a press release that it will establish a $100 million charitable fund to support unemployed rig workers experiencing economic hardship as a result of the moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by the United States… read more