Category: Louisiana Maritime News

BP Official Made Fatal Decision Before Oil Rig Explosion

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean on May 26, 2010

WASHINGTON DC – In the time since the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico there has been a government inquiry in Louisiana and a committee meeting by the U.S. House of Representatives where new information has come to light about the fateful hours just before the disaster on the… read more

Transocean Seeks to Limit Deepwater Horizon Liability to Under $27M

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean on May 24, 2010

A petition was filed on May 13, 2010, by Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded on April 20, 2010 off the coast of Louisiana in The Gulf of Mexico. Transocean seeks to limit its liabilities in the disaster to $26,700,000.00 despite receiving over $400 million in insurance compensation. Transocean also… read more