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BP Lawyer Argues to New Orleans Federal Judge to Dismiss Some Spill Damage Claims
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on May 27, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – BP’s lawyer, Andrew Langan, argued to a New Orleans federal judge on Wednesday, May 25, that spill victims can only sue for economic losses under specific laws governing offshore spills and that lawsuits filed under other statutes should be dismissed. “BP’s position is not that every single claim needs to be… read more
Transocean and The Marshall Islands: The Cozy Couple
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on April 22, 2011
Maritime attorneys, Gordon, Elias & Seely, on behalf of Party-In-Interest (PII) Douglas Brown, have continually attempted throughout the entire Joint Investigation Task Force (JIT) hearings to prove that the Deepwater Horizon was misclassified by the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), the flag state. RMI had every opportunity to volunteer the information the first week of… read more
Dispute Brewing Over BP Oil Spill Claims
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Florida Maritime News,Government,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News on April 13, 2011
JACKSON, MS – The Mississippi Attorney General, Jim Hood has asked a District Judge to intervene on behalf of claimants in the $20 billion BP Oil Spill fund causing some friction with the fund administrator, Kenneth Feinberg. In New Orleans, U.S. District Judge, Carl Barbier has been asked by attorneys general from four states (Florida,… read more
Latest Oil Spill Believed to be Caused by Houston Company
Posted in Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on March 25, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – This is the second follow-up story to our recent post regarding the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that was spotted on Friday, March 18, 2011. In that incident, an oily substance was found washing up on the shores in parts of Louisiana. Just a few days ago, CNN… read more
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Wants More Testing on Gulf Oil Spill Blowout Preventer
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 7, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Federal investagators told the media last Friday that there is “potentially a fundamental safety design problem with the pod system” that controls the blowout preventer, or BOP that was used to stop the Gulf oil spill. They want more testing in order to confirm their suspicions. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board… read more
Government Report Says BP Atlantis Drilling Rig in Gulf of Mexico is Safe
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 4, 2011
A new BP Atlantis government report has been released that clears BP Atlantis rig located in the Gulf of Mexico of any serious allegations. The report “found no grounds for suspending the operations of the Atlantis … or revoking BP’s designation as an operator,” according to the report by the Bureau for Ocean Energy Management,… read more
U.S Drilling Permit Issued to Houston’s Noble Energy Puts BP Back in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on March 2, 2011
The U.S. first permit issued to allow Houston’s Noble Energy to drill in the Gulf of Mexico puts BP back as well. While Noble Energy operates the Santiago well. the biggest stake in the project, 46.5 percent, is held by non-operating partner BP, the Financial Times newspaper reports. The Santiago well is located less than… read more
U.S. Issues Noble Energy First Deep Water Drilling Permit Since BP Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Uncategorized,World Maritime News on February 28, 2011
The Department of the Interior has issued the first deep water drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico to Noble Energy, Inc. since the BP Oil Spill, a senior official said Monday. After a thorough vetting process, Noble Energy Inc. has been granted permission to resume drilling in 6,500 feet of water off the coast… read more
Barge Accident Spills Small Amount of Fuel in San Francisco Bay
Posted in Barge Accidents,California Maritime News,Maritime Law,US Coast Guard (USCG) on February 25, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CA – According to the U.S. Coast Guard, less than a gallon of fuel spilled into the Bay from the barge that was intentionally run aground on San Francisco’s waterfront February 22 Tuesday morning. The barge had the capacity to hold 4,800 gallons of diesel fuel, hydraulic fuel and lube oil, U.S…. read more
Somali Pirates Kill Four American Hostages on Their Hijacked Yacht
Posted in Maritime Law,World Maritime News on February 22, 2011
KENYA: – Four Americans who were taken hostage by Somali pirates on their yacht February 18 off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors, Tuesday, February 22. The four Americans killed were Jean and Scott Adam, from Southern California, and Phyllis Mackay and Robert Riggle, from Seattle. This is the first time U.S…. read more