Category: BP British Petroleum

Oil Rig Workers Recount Harrowing Tales of Survival One Year After BP Disaster

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 27, 2011

HOUSTON, TX – Four of the survivors from the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in 2010 got together one year after the disaster on April 20, 2011 for an appearance on the CBS Early Show to tell their stories with host, Erica Hill. In telling their accounts of their experiences with Transocean,… read more

Maritime Lawyer for Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Survivor Tells PBS His Client Has No Income and His Case is Still Stalled in Federal Court

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Cameron International,Deepwater Horizon,Halliburton,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 25, 2011

HOUSTON, TX – On PBS Newshour, Hari Sreenivasan conducts an interview with Chris Choy, his wife, Monica and his attorney, maritime lawyer Steve Gordon. One Year Later after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon, oil rig worker, Chris Choy has had no income and his case is stalled in Federal Court.

Transocean and The Marshall Islands: The Cozy Couple

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on April 22, 2011

Maritime attorneys, Gordon, Elias & Seely, on behalf of Party-In-Interest (PII) Douglas Brown, have continually attempted throughout the entire Joint Investigation Task Force (JIT) hearings to prove that the Deepwater Horizon was misclassified by the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), the flag state. RMI had every opportunity to volunteer the information the first week of… read more

BP Sues Transocean and Cameron for Oil Rig Disaster

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean on April 22, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, LA – On April 20, 2011, one year after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil spill, BP (British Petroleum) is suing Transocean Ltd, the owner of the oil rig involved in the disaster. In a separate lawsuit, BP is also suing Cameron International, the maker of the… read more

Relatives of Deepwater Horizon Disaster Flyover Site One Year Later

Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Transocean on April 20, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Relatives of oil rig workers who perished in the explosion and fire of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 are being flown over the site of the disaster one year later. Transocean, Ltd, the company who owned the ill-fated oil rig has invited up to… read more

BP Oil Spill Claims Process Difficult For Some

Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Mississippi Maritime News on April 15, 2011

WASHINGTON DC – It is being reported that the claims process is difficult and puzzling for some businesses and workers who have filed claims against the BP $20 billion oil spill fund. Almost one year after the disaster, some claimants from Alabama and Mississippi have reported that they have still not been paid while others… read more

Concerns Over Health Problems From Gulf Oil Spill

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on April 8, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Nearly one year after the disastrous Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 possible health effects from the crude oil and chemical dispersants remain in question. A health forum was conducted in February, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana where a panel of speakers discuss how the BP oil spill disaster is affecting people’s… read more

Interior Secretary Salazar Rebukes Transocean For Safety Bonuses

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Transocean on April 6, 2011

WASHINGTON DC – On Friday, April 1, Transocean announced to its shareholders that it paid executives multi-million dollar bonuses for the company’s safety record. On April 4, 2011, upon hearing of the bonuses, Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar blasted the company for declaring the year 2010 to be “the best year in safety performance” in the… read more

Interior Department Denies Report That BP Has Agreement to Resume Drilling

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on April 4, 2011

NEW YORK CITY, NY – A recent article in the Bloomberg News website states that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar denied a recent news report appearing in the Sunday Times of London that BP, PLC had reached an agreement with the U.S. to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Salazar told Bloomberg News in a… read more

Oil Slick Spotted in Gulf of Mexico

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on March 19, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, LA – On Friday, March 18, 2011, a helicopter pilot flying over the Gulf of Mexico spotted a 100 mile long oil slick within about 20 miles of the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the sighting about 30 miles offshore and near the Matterhorn oil… read more