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Federal Judge Declares Safety Zone around Deepwater Horizon Site
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on October 27, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that a federal judge has declared a security zone around the Deepwater Horizon explosion site in the Gulf of Mexico until Oct. 8, 2011, as a means of protecting any evidence located in the area. According to an article at NOLA.com, the security zone extends from the center… read more
Judge Rules Oil Drilling Safety Rules Improperly Issued
Posted in Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law on October 22, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA — On Tuesday, October 19, 2010, Federal Judge Martin Feldman issued a ruling that the Interior Department improperly issued new safety rules after the moratorium that was placed on deep water drilling following the Gulf oil spill disaster. Regarding the rules imposed in a June 8 notice to offshore operators, the October… read more
Government Report on Fate of Oil Released After Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on October 20, 2010
It’s been six months since the Deepwater Horizon explosion occurred on April 20, which killed 11 oil rig workers and devastated the Gulf Coast ecosystem and economy with an unprecedented oil spill making it the largest man made disaster in the history of the United States The leak at the Macondo well was finally capped… read more
BP Unclear About Trying to Limit Its Liability For Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits on October 18, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On Friday, October 15, 2010 at a status conference for the BP oil spill, an attorney for BP was unable to make a definitive stance on whether the company would try to limit its liability payout to the $75 million cap provided by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA). The conference was… read more
U.S. Offshore Drilling Agency To Conduct Surprise Inspections
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on October 15, 2010
WASHINGTON DC – As part of a new aggressive enforcement effort adopted by the Obama administration since the BP oil spill, the government will begin to conduct surprise inspections on oil rigs. The announcement was made on Thursday, October 14, 2010 by Michael Bromwich, the head of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), an… read more
U. S. Ends Deepwater Drilling Ban Sets New Rules
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 October 13, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama administration lifted its ban on deep water drilling seven weeks ahead of schedule Tuesday, Oct 12, stating that the new rules cut the risk of a repeat of the BP oil spill, caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April, 20th. The U.S. Interior Department said oil companies must comply… read more
Oil Spill Panel Says White House Blocked Worst Case Oil Spill Figures
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,World Maritime News on October 8, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC — According to a commission appointed by the president to investigate the Gulf oil spill disaster, the Obama administration blocked efforts by government scientists to tell the public just how bad the Gulf oil spill could become and raised questions about its competence and candor during the crisis. In documents released Wednesday, the… read more
Feinberg Says Geographic Proximity No Longer an Issue in Gulf Oil Spill Claims
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on October 6, 2010
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS. — Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the BP $20 billion escrow fund, says geographic proximity to areas impacted by the Gulf oil spill that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon disaster no longer play a role in whether people and businesses are compensated. The April 20th Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11… read more
BP Pledges Gulf Oil Well Assets as Collateral For Oil Spill Fund
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast on October 1, 2010
LONDON — In a press release on Friday, October 1, 2010 British Petroleum PLC (BP) announced that it “has pledged certain Gulf of Mexico assets as collateral for the $20 billion Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust which was set up to pay legitimate claims arising from the April 20 incident.” BP made the move to… read more
Obama Wants To Use BP Oil Spill Fines To Restore Gulf Coast
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 29, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Obama administration and BP are in talks to reach an agreement about a possible settlement over fines for the devastating Gulf oil spill that was caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010. According to an article at The Huffington Post, Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise told The… read more