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Federal Judge Rules in Favor of BP; Dismisses Batch of Environmental Law Claims
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits on June 17, 2011
NEWS ORLEANS, La – A federal judge dismissed third-party environmental claims on Thursday, June 17, in a giant pleading bundle in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, saying the fact that the oil flow has stopped makes those lawsuits irrelevant. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier is overseeing the massive, consolidated oil spill litigation, which has… read more
Gulf Oil Spill Panel Appointed to Hear Appeals from Dissatisfied Claimants
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law on June 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The chancellor of the Louisiana State University law center, Jack Weiss, has appointed a 25 member panel to hear appeals from claimants who were dissatisfied with the way the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) established by BP handles their claims. The GCCF was formed after the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Accidents,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on June 2, 2011
With just a little over one year since the tragic Deepwater Horizon disaster that claimed the lives of 11 oil rig workers, Doug Brown, one of the 10 most injured survivors of the blast, has become an advocate for improvements in offshore safety. Brown has been living with the first-hand memories of that deadly night… read more
UWF Researchers Say Chemical Dispersants Are More Harmful Than Oil Spill Alone
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on June 1, 2011
PENSACOLA, FL – Wade Jeffrey, a University of West Florida (UWF) biologist with the Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, presented crucial research to an oil task force that convened in Pensacola Florida. The findings found that the chemical sprayed in the Gulf to break up the BP oil spill may not have been effective… read more
BP Lawyer Argues to New Orleans Federal Judge to Dismiss Some Spill Damage Claims
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on May 27, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – BP’s lawyer, Andrew Langan, argued to a New Orleans federal judge on Wednesday, May 25, that spill victims can only sue for economic losses under specific laws governing offshore spills and that lawsuits filed under other statutes should be dismissed. “BP’s position is not that every single claim needs to be… read more
Deepwater Horizon Disaster Prompts New Safety Measures from BOP Manufacturers
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Cameron International,Deepwater Horizon,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on May 24, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – The Gulf oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010, due to defects in the blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon. has prompted new innovations in safety equipment. Earlier this month in Houston at the Offshore Technology Conference, three major manufacturers of blowout preventers announced new designs, an annual display of the… read more
BP Faces Hundreds of Civil Suits For Denying Oil Spill Claims
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits on May 13, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Hundreds of lawsuits against British Petroleum Plc (BP) have been consolidated in Federal Court in New Orleans alleging that the company is refusing to accept liability for losses due to the BP oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. A $20 billion oil spill fund was established following the… read more
US Approves Shell Oil Deepwater Drilling Plan
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Royal Dutch Shell,World Maritime News on May 11, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Government approved on Wednesday, May 11, a Royal Dutch Shell PLC plan to drill for oil in five locations deep under the Gulf of Mexico. Over objections from environmental groups, the Shell plan is the second deep-water exploration plan approved in the Gulf since the government lifted a moratorium on… read more
BP Ordered to Pay $25 Million For Alaska Oil Spills
Posted in Alaska Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government on May 5, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and British Petroleum (BP) reached a settlement where BP is required to pay $25 million in civil penalties for an oil spill in Alaska. The announcement was made on May 3, 2011 by the EPA on their civil enforcement section of their website. The fine is… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 29, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – Survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 have a message for the companies involved: start taking some responsibility and stop with the finger pointing. People’s lives are at stake. This is the message from a recent interview on Anderson Cooper 360 with 3 of… read more