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BP Will Pay $50.6M Fine for Deadly 2005 Texas City Refinery Explosion
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Government,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on August 13, 2010
HOUSTON, TX – The US Government said Thursday that BP will pay a record $50.6 million fine for lingering safety problems from a deadly 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers at its Texas City, Texas refinery. The fine is the latest blow to hit the giant oil company still reeling from the biggest marine oil… read more
Congress Seeks to Change Maritime Laws That Limit Oil Rig Damages
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are seeking to make changes to Maritime laws dating back 159 years in order to get more compensation for survivors of the oil rig workers killed on The Deepwater Horizon oil rig tragedy on April 20, 2010. One law dates back to 1851. “This gives some ability that the survivors… read more
Crawfisher Drew Landry Sings Stirring Folk Song to Oil Spill Commission (VIDEO)
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on July 14, 2010
Louisiana crawfisher, Drew Landry, a native of Lafeyette, Louisiana and a Cajun singer-songwriter, addresses the White House Oil Spill Commission and sings about the devasting economic environment, the effect on the unemployed workers and ecosystem The song is a moving real honest to goodness folk song that evokes emotion and tells the story of the… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law on July 7, 2010
In light of the recent events in the Gulf of Mexico and the disastrous oil spill following the explosion on and the subsequent sinking and destruction of the Deepwater Horizon, it is the view of maritime lawyers, Gordon & Elias, L.L.P, that the situation warrants some new rules about the safety of operations of a… read more
Judiciary Panel Passes SPILL Act to Bring Liability Laws to the 21st Century
Posted in Government,Jones Act,Maritime Law on June 23, 2010
(Washington D.C.) – Today, House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act (SPILL Act). After considering a morning’s worth of amendments from both sides of the aisle, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 5503 by a roll call vote of 16-11, with two Republicans, Reps. Lungren (R-Calif.)… read more
An Emotionless Tony Hayward Testifies Before Congress (VIDEO)
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast on June 17, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – BP chief executive Tony Hayward came under intense fire at a House hearing on Thursday for paying little attention to risks being run at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig before it exploded and caught fire on April 20. Rep. Henry Waxman (D) of California, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,… read more
How To Apply for BP Unemployed Oil Rig Workers Compensation Fund
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast on June 17, 2010
BP Establishes $100M Fund to Support Unemployed Oil Rig Workers Through Baton Rouge Foundation On July 30, 2010, BP announced in a press release that it will establish a $100 million charitable fund to support unemployed rig workers experiencing economic hardship as a result of the moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by the United States… read more
Letter to BP CEO Tony Hayward From Congress Before His Testimony
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Government,Gulf Coast on June 16, 2010
BP CEO, Tony Hayward, is scheduled to appear at a House Energy and Commerce oversight and investigations subcommittee hearing, Thursday June 17. The subject of the hearing is the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. The following are excerpts from a letter to Hayward from Congress dated June 14, identifying… read more
BP Agrees To $20 Billion Escrow Fund After Obama Meeting
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast on June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama met with BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO Tony Hayward, and other officials in the West Wing of The White House Wednesday morning. The meeting comes the morning after Obama vowed to an angry nation that “we will make BP pay for the damage their company has caused.” BP is the… read more
Marshall Islands Mainly Responsible for Safety Inspections of Deepwater Horizon
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law on June 15, 2010
LA TIMES – In an article titled Flagging of Offshore Rigs Skirts U.S. Safety Rules, the Los Angeles Times reports that under International law, offshore oil rigs like the Deepwater Horizon are treated as ships, and companies are allowed to “register” them in unlikely places such as the Marshall Islands, Panama and Liberia — reducing… read more