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Judge Barbier Seizes Jurisdiction Over BP Oil Spill Trust Fund
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on February 7, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Jurisdiction over the BP Oil Spill Trust Fund for oil spill damage claims, administered by Ken Fineberg, has been seized by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. Barbier ruled on Feb. 2 that when the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and director Ken Feinberg process claims, they must follow a script that plaintiff… read more
Judge Concerned BP Claimants Not Getting Answers From Kenneth Feinberg
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on January 31, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier told a BP attorney that he heard claimants who submitted their paperwork through the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, overseen BP-appointed claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg, are not getting answers. The claims process was established, in part, for those who would rather not litigate. Judge Barbier was chosen… read more
Dispersants Used in Gulf Oil Spill May Have Long-Term Effects
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on January 28, 2011
WASHINGTON — When BP injected toxic dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico as part of their strategy to handle the oil spill for the Deepwater Horizon disaster last April, environmentalists raised concerns back then about the long term effects the dispersants would have on the ecology and food supply in the Gulf region. Environmentalists believe… read more
Offshore Drilling Co Asks Judge To Force Feds To Expedite Permit Approval
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law on January 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La — Ensco Offshore Drilling, an offshore drilling services company, asked U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman Wednesday, Jan 12, to rule that government regulators have unreasonably delayed action on deepwater drilling permit applications even after lifting a drilling moratorium imposed in the wake of the massive Gulf oil spill. Ensco asked Judge Feldman… read more
BP, Transocean, Halliburton Could Face Criminal Charges in Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on January 12, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. — BP, Transocean and Haliburton are likely to face criminal charges after months of investigation by the Obama administration commission and other panels where they concluded that these companies were likely negligent in the Gulf oil spill disaster that took place April 20, 2010 on the Deepwater Horizon. David Uhlmann, former chief… read more
Louisiana Marshes Still Fouled from Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,World Maritime News on January 10, 2011
PORT SULPHUR, La. — During a tour of a Louisiana marsh area that remains fouled by oil 8 1/2 months after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Federal and Louisiana officials got into an argument Friday, Jan 7, over the cleanup of Louisiana marshes. A media boat tour taken by State and Plaquemines Parish officials Barataria Bay,… read more
Oil Companies Hurt by Delays After Gulf Drilling Ban is Lifted
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Chevron,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Royal Dutch Shell,World Maritime News on January 3, 2011
The Gulf oil spill ban, which was lifted several months ago by the Obama administration, continues to hurt big oil companies such as Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC. These companies have billions of dollars tied up in Gulf projects that are on hold and are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a day… read more
Transocean Refuses to Honor Oil Spill Subpoenas from Federal Board
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 31, 2010
NEW ORLEANS — Transocean is refusing to honor subpoenas from a federal board that has intervened on behalf of U.S. Chemical Safety Board. A federal board has challenged Transocean’s involvement in monitoring the testing of the blowout preventer that failed to stop the oil spill disaster that blewup the Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010… read more
BP Oil Spill Blowout Preventer Investigation May Be Compromised
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on December 27, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA – An investigation into the failure of the blowout preventer (BOP) from the Gulf Oil Spill in 2010 may have been compromised due to a conflict of interest involving a relationship between the investigating firm and employees of companies involved in the incident. Doubt is being raised because a Transocean Ltd. employee… read more
Andarko Named as Defendant by DOJ in Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuit
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 23, 2010
Anadarko was recently named a defendant by the US Department of Justice in the lawsuit filed pertaining to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill. Anadarko has a 25% stake in the failed Macondo well that led to the Gulf oil spill in April 2010. The suit also names BP which was the primary operator of… read more