BP Raises Blowout Preventer From Macondo Well
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on September 7, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On Saturday, September 4, 2010, the blowout preventer from the Maconhttp://www.offshoreinjuries.com/blog/do well that was involved in the worst oil spill in U.S. history was raised from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico by BP (British Petroleum) . The disaster occurred in April, 2010 on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig… read more
Another Oil Rig Explosion in The Gulf Of Mexico
Posted in Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 2, 2010
GULF OF MEXICO – Another oil rig explosion has occurred and caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico early Thursday morning, September, 2, 2010. The offshore explosion happened about 80 miles south of Grand Isle, La. and about 90 miles south of Vermilion Bay. Rescue choppers from New Orleans and Houston are responding along with… read more
U.S. Govt Considers Early End To Deep Water Drilling Ban
Posted in Alaska Maritime News,California Maritime News,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on August 16, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (previously the Minerals Management Service) is hosting a series of public forums, which began Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is the first in a series of public forums scheduled over the next six weeks for Louisiana, California, Alaska,… read more
Congress Seeks to Change Maritime Laws That Limit Oil Rig Damages
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are seeking to make changes to Maritime laws dating back 159 years in order to get more compensation for survivors of the oil rig workers killed on The Deepwater Horizon oil rig tragedy on April 20, 2010. One law dates back to 1851. “This gives some ability that the survivors… read more
Oil Companies Form $1 Billion Venture to Fight Deepwater Gulf Spills
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on August 2, 2010
Four of the world’s biggest oil companies said Wednesday, July 28, that they have formed a new joint venture to fight deepwater gulf spills.The four oil companies are Exxon, Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. Each will contribute 25 percent to a $1 billion company that would be able to mobilize a response within 24 hours to… read more
Maritime Lawyer Sues Global Industries, Ltd. on Behalf of Rigger Foreman
Posted in Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News on July 31, 2010
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Gordon & Elias, LLP, maritime lawyers, represent a 41 year old rigger foreman from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who was onboard a derrick barge in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana at the time of the incident. The barge in question had several holes in its deck, and while… read more
Oil Gushing From Well Hit By Tugboat Near Louisiana Marsh
Posted in Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on July 27, 2010
PLAQUEMINES PARRISH, La. – A wellhead hit by a tug boat is gushing oil near a Louisiana marsh area, Jefferson Parish officials reported Tuesday. Billy Nungesser, Plaquemines Parish President, said that the oil is shooting up 20 feet into the air. Officials said that the tug boat, called Pere Ana C., hit the well before… read more
BP Internal Investigators’ Notes Read at Joint Hearings
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on July 22, 2010
KENNER, LA – John Guide, BP wells team leader, answered questions at the Deepwater Horizon joint investigation hearings held Thursday, July 22, at the Radisson Hotel by the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement investigating the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20. A top… read more
Deepwater Horizon Hearing Cancelled After Witnesses Have Little To Say
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on July 22, 2010
KENNER, LA. – Witnesses thought to have sensitive information had little to say at the Deepwater Horizon disaster hearings conducted Tuesday, July 20, by a joint investigative board of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, the agency formerly known as the Minerals Management Service. At the end… read more
Relief Well Work at BP Oil Spill Site Threatened By Tropical Storm
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on July 21, 2010
Two relief wells are on track to be completed within two weeks, however, it is possible a tropical storm could disrupt the work at the BP oil spill site. This could mean no work on the relief wells for up to two weeks. A final piece of casing needs to be cemented in place at… read more