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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 Industry Group Wants More Deepwater Permits
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Uncategorized on March 18, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – In spite of the fact that on the weekend of March 12, 2011 the government issued a new permit for deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, a major oil industry trade group says it’s not enough. On March 12, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) agreed… read more
Second Deepwater Drilling Permit Issued by U.S. Government Since BP Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on March 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The second permit in the last 2 weeks has been approved by the U.S. government for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico since the BP oil spill disaster in 2010. In the midst of an ongoing recovery in the region since the oil spill disaster, the first permit was granted… read more
BP Oil Spill Claimants Need to Prove Losses with Documentation
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 March 11, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – In order to ward off fraud and justify payments for thousands of Gulf oil spill claimants, Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP’s compensation fund, is requiring proof of losses in order to process claims. Feinberg has been criticized for delays in handling some claims but in thousands of cases claimants have… read more
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Wants More Testing on Gulf Oil Spill Blowout Preventer
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 7, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Federal investagators told the media last Friday that there is “potentially a fundamental safety design problem with the pod system” that controls the blowout preventer, or BOP that was used to stop the Gulf oil spill. They want more testing in order to confirm their suspicions. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board… read more
Government Report Says BP Atlantis Drilling Rig in Gulf of Mexico is Safe
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 4, 2011
A new BP Atlantis government report has been released that clears BP Atlantis rig located in the Gulf of Mexico of any serious allegations. The report “found no grounds for suspending the operations of the Atlantis … or revoking BP’s designation as an operator,” according to the report by the Bureau for Ocean Energy Management,… read more
U.S Drilling Permit Issued to Houston’s Noble Energy Puts BP Back in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 2, 2011
The U.S. first permit issued to allow Houston’s Noble Energy to drill in the Gulf of Mexico puts BP back as well. While Noble Energy operates the Santiago well. the biggest stake in the project, 46.5 percent, is held by non-operating partner BP, the Financial Times newspaper reports. The Santiago well is located less than… read more
U.S. Issues Noble Energy First Deep Water Drilling Permit Since BP Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Uncategorized,World Maritime News on February 28, 2011
The Department of the Interior has issued the first deep water drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico to Noble Energy, Inc. since the BP Oil Spill, a senior official said Monday. After a thorough vetting process, Noble Energy Inc. has been granted permission to resume drilling in 6,500 feet of water off the coast… read more
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News on February 18, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — According to The Coast Guard, the oil spill cleanup of oiled beaches along the Gulf of Mexico has reached a point where crews, heavy equipment and thorough scrubbing can cause more damage to the ecosystem than good. There are 4,265 people still involved in the cleanup and response on 544 miles of… read more
Lawsuit Says BP Official Resigned Over Safety Issues Months before Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on February 17, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – According to a class-action federal lawsuit related to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, a former official with BP’s drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico resigned just months before last year’s oil spill because of disagreements with the oil giant over its commitment to safety. The Deepwater Horizon rig explosion occurred… read more