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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
Federal Judge Orders Transocean to Turn Over Safety Records
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 20, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Transocean has been ordered by a federal judge on Friday to turn over safety records to a government panel investigating the Deepwater Horizon disaster that occurred on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. Transocean has balked in the past at turning over safety records to the government appointed panel… read more
U.S. Justice Department Sues BP and 8 Other Companies Over Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 17, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in New Orleans against BP and eight other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill that followed the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well on April 20, 2010. The lawsuit was announced by the Justice Department on Wednesday,… read more
Obama Reverses Oil Drilling Expansion After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on December 3, 2010
The Interior Department said it is reversing the plan laid out last March to drill for oil off the East Coast and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration unveiled the plan before the BP oil spill. The new plan means no new drilling proposals off of the East Coast for at least… read more
Deadline for Emergency Claims From Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Arrives
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 22, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Courthouse News reports that Tuesday is the deadline for individuals seeking restitution from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Kenneth Feinberg, administrator for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill compensation fund, has been criticized for moving too slowly and not allowing enough transparency into the compensation process.
Gulf Oil Spill Report: BP Failed to Correct Flaws Before Deepwater Horizon Well Blowout
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on November 17, 2010
WASHINGTON — In a 28 page report, written by the National Academy of Engineering and released late Tuesday night, a group of technical experts were critical of BP and concluded that BP and its contractors missed and ignored warning signs before the Deepwater Horizon explosion occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. A group of technical… read more
Photos of Well Head Cap Placed Over Final Resting Place of Deepwater Horizon 11
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 11, 2010
Below are the photos of the well head cap that has been placed over the Deepwater Horizon as a final resting place in memory of our lost brothers. Published by maritime lawyer Gordon & Elias, LLP
Louisiana Maritime Lawyer Sues Couvillion Group on Behalf of Georgia Man
Posted in Fishing Vessel Accidents,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News on November 8, 2010
USDC FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA – Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP represent a 32 year old man from Tifton, Georgia, who suffered injuries as a result of a incident which occurred on or about September 11, 2010 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Plaintiff sustained severe and permanent personal injuries when, after loading supplies… 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