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BP CEO Apologizes For Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on March 9, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – In a speech at a major oil industry conference held Tuesday, March 8, in Houston, BP CEO Robert Dudley apologized for the worst oil spill disaster created in the history of the United States. “This is the first chance I have had to address such a large gathering of industry colleagues and… read more
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Wants More Testing on Gulf Oil Spill Blowout Preventer
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 7, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Federal investagators told the media last Friday that there is “potentially a fundamental safety design problem with the pod system” that controls the blowout preventer, or BOP that was used to stop the Gulf oil spill. They want more testing in order to confirm their suspicions. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board… read more
Government Report Says BP Atlantis Drilling Rig in Gulf of Mexico is Safe
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 4, 2011
A new BP Atlantis government report has been released that clears BP Atlantis rig located in the Gulf of Mexico of any serious allegations. The report “found no grounds for suspending the operations of the Atlantis … or revoking BP’s designation as an operator,” according to the report by the Bureau for Ocean Energy Management,… read more
U.S Drilling Permit Issued to Houston’s Noble Energy Puts BP Back in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 2, 2011
The U.S. first permit issued to allow Houston’s Noble Energy to drill in the Gulf of Mexico puts BP back as well. While Noble Energy operates the Santiago well. the biggest stake in the project, 46.5 percent, is held by non-operating partner BP, the Financial Times newspaper reports. The Santiago well is located less than… read more
U.S. Issues Noble Energy First Deep Water Drilling Permit Since BP Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Uncategorized,World Maritime News on February 28, 2011
The Department of the Interior has issued the first deep water drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico to Noble Energy, Inc. since the BP Oil Spill, a senior official said Monday. After a thorough vetting process, Noble Energy Inc. has been granted permission to resume drilling in 6,500 feet of water off the coast… read more
Scientists Report Say Bottom of Gulf Still Oily
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Gulf Coast,World Maritime News on February 21, 2011
A top scientist has videos and slides that she says demonstrate that the oil from the BP oil spill that occurred last April in the Gulf of Mexico due to the Deepwater Horizon disaster is stuck at the bottom of the ocean and isn’t degrading as hoped destroying life on parts of the sea floor…. read more
Lawsuit Says BP Official Resigned Over Safety Issues Months before Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on February 17, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – According to a class-action federal lawsuit related to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, a former official with BP’s drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico resigned just months before last year’s oil spill because of disagreements with the oil giant over its commitment to safety. The Deepwater Horizon rig explosion occurred… read more
Judge Barbier Seizes Jurisdiction Over BP Oil Spill Trust Fund
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on February 7, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Jurisdiction over the BP Oil Spill Trust Fund for oil spill damage claims, administered by Ken Fineberg, has been seized by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. Barbier ruled on Feb. 2 that when the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and director Ken Feinberg process claims, they must follow a script that plaintiff… read more
Judge Concerned BP Claimants Not Getting Answers From Kenneth Feinberg
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on January 31, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier told a BP attorney that he heard claimants who submitted their paperwork through the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, overseen BP-appointed claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg, are not getting answers. The claims process was established, in part, for those who would rather not litigate. Judge Barbier was chosen… read more
Dispersants Used in Gulf Oil Spill May Have Long-Term Effects
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on January 28, 2011
WASHINGTON — When BP injected toxic dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico as part of their strategy to handle the oil spill for the Deepwater Horizon disaster last April, environmentalists raised concerns back then about the long term effects the dispersants would have on the ecology and food supply in the Gulf region. Environmentalists believe… read more