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BP Oil Spill Fund Payouts Reach $5.5 Billion
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on November 1, 2011
Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP’s $20 billion restitution fund, told Congress on Thursday, Oct 27, that he has has paid out approximately $5.5 billion to more than 213,000 victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that occurred over a year and a half ago.
U.S. Government Set to Allow BP to Resume Exploratory Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on October 25, 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. – A year and a half after the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill that spewed over 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration is set to allow BP to resume exploratory drilling in the Gulf of Mexico but without any changes to the laws that hold companies… read more
Gulf States Waiting for U.S. House to Reach Agreement on How to Allocate Oil Spill Fines
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on October 3, 2011
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House has not yet reached an agreement on a bill to allocate oil spill fines to those areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon disaster of April, 10, 2010.
Louisiana Marsh Fish from BP Oil Spill Show Signs of Cell Abnormalities
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on September 28, 2011
WASHINGTON – A biological research study released Monday, Sept 26, shows that effects on the Louisiana killifish could lead to reporduction problems for fish populations.
Bill in Senate Plans to Use Oil Spill Fines to Restore Gulf Coast States
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on September 23, 2011
A bill has moved on to the full Senate for final consideration that would send 80 percent of oil spill fine money to Gulf Coast states.
Deepwater Horizon Final Report Completed by Joint Investigation Team
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on September 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating the Deepwater Horizon disaster has issued its final report on the incident and has made it public on Sept 14, 2011. The JIT is composed of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
7 Missing Oil Workers Found Alive But 1 Dies in Mexico Hospital
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 12, 2011
According to a statement from Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, 7 of the missing oil workers were found alive on Sunday Sept 11, but one of the survivors, Kham Nadimuzzaman of Bangladesh, later died Sunday evening in the hospital after being rescued from three days at sea adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.
10 Oil Workers Employed by Houston-Based Geokinetics Are Still Missing in Mexico
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 11, 2011
Ten oil workers employed by Houston-based Geokinetics Inc who called for help on Thursday morning on Sept 8 after abandoning a vessel known as Trinity II, are still missing in Mexico. As of Saturday afternoon, Sept 10, rescue efforts had found no sign of the 10 missing workers according to authorities.
Tar Balls Found On Alabama Beaches After Hurricane Lee To Be Tested
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast on September 8, 2011
GULF SHORES, AL. — Officials said Tuesday, Sept 6, that they plan to test black and brown tar balls that have washed up on Alabama’s prime tourist beaches due to Hurricane Lee to see whether it is related to the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Halliburton Sues BP Claims Negligent Misrepresentation in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 5, 2011
HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Halliburton has filed a lawsuit against BP PLC Friday, Sept 2, in the Texas state court claiming negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster that caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year.