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Alabama to Receive Billions from BP Due to Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 27, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, AL – In an article from Reuters, Governor Bob Riley said on Monday that Alabama expects to receive billions of dollars in penalties from BP as a result of the Gulf Oil Spill. BP and the White House will probably soon reach an agreement on how much money will be available to four Gulf… read more
Deepwater Horizon Well is Offically Declared Dead
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 24, 2010
The permanent cement plug is now in place on the blown out Deepwater Horizon well 5000 feet below the surface of the Gulf. This brings concerns about the wells stability to a close 5 months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 oil rig workers on April 20, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill… read more
Louisiana Files Lawsuit Against Transocean For Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on September 21, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The state of Louisiana has filed suit against Triton Asset Leasing GmbH and Transocean Ltd. for damages resulting from the Gulf oil spill. In the lawsuit, “State of Louisiana v. Triton Asset Leasing, GMBH et al.”, the defendants listed are Transocean Deepwater, Inc., Transocean Holdings, L.L.C., Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc…. read more
Gulf Coast Real Estate Professionals to Receive Compensation From BP Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on September 10, 2010
WASHINGTON D.C. – Kenneth Feinberg, Administrator of the $20 billion BP Oil Spill Fund or GCCF (Gulf Coast Claims Facility), announced that he would set aside $60 million for claims by real estate agents and brokers who have lost sales or commissions as a result of the Gulf oil spill. Funds will be avaialable to… read more
BP Bly Investigation Report: How Reliable is it?
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on September 8, 2010
The long awaited Bly Investigation Report was released by BP on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. The report was generated by a BP investigative team led by Mark Bly, BP’s head of safety and operations.
BP Raises Blowout Preventer From Macondo Well
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on September 7, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On Saturday, September 4, 2010, the blowout preventer from the Maconhttp://www.offshoreinjuries.com/blog/do well that was involved in the worst oil spill in U.S. history was raised from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico by BP (British Petroleum) . The disaster occurred in April, 2010 on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig… read more
Another Oil Rig Explosion in The Gulf Of Mexico
Posted in Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 2, 2010
GULF OF MEXICO – Another oil rig explosion has occurred and caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico early Thursday morning, September, 2, 2010. The offshore explosion happened about 80 miles south of Grand Isle, La. and about 90 miles south of Vermilion Bay. Rescue choppers from New Orleans and Houston are responding along with… read more
Coast Guard Hearings Focus on Command Structure in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on August 25, 2010
HOUSTON, TX – An article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) website on August 23, 2010 describes some of the topics under discussion at the hearings in Houston, Texas on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. On Monday, August 23, 2010, the fourth round of hearings into by the joint panel of the U.S. Coast Guard and… read more
Federal Investigators Hold Hearings to Get to Bottom of Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Transocean on August 23, 2010
HOUSTON, TX – Federal investigators will again try to question witnesses on the Gulf Oil Spill in the fourth of a continuing series of hearings by the joint panel of the U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (formerly the MMS – Minerals Management Service) in Houston, Texas on August… read more
Transocean tries to Limit Liability in Gulf Oil Spill after Moody’s Downgrades Credit Rating
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Transocean on August 23, 2010
HOUSTON, TX – The U.S. Coast Guard hearings into the Deepwater Horizon disaster is scheduled to resume on Monday, August 23, 2010 in Houston, Texas. The timing of these hearings is not good for Transocean, the owner of the ill fated rig that exploded and sank in the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. On… read more