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Transocean Issues Report Blames BP for Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on June 23, 2011
Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded last year on April 20, 2010 killing 11 oil rig workers and spread millions of gallons of oil across gulf waters and beaches, has issued an extensive report Wednesday that points most of the blame at BP, the owner of the Macondo well. In… read more
Transocean High Ranking Oil Rig Worker Plans to Invoke 5th Amendment
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on June 21, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – A high ranking Transocean oil rig worker, who was on the Deepwater Horizon when it explode on April 20, 2010, has refused to testify in civil lawsuits over the disaster. Jimmy Harrell, the rig’s offshore installation manager, was in charge of drilling activities on the Deepwater Horizon, when it exploded while drilling… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Accidents,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on June 2, 2011
With just a little over one year since the tragic Deepwater Horizon disaster that claimed the lives of 11 oil rig workers, Doug Brown, one of the 10 most injured survivors of the blast, has become an advocate for improvements in offshore safety. Brown has been living with the first-hand memories of that deadly night… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 29, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – Survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 have a message for the companies involved: start taking some responsibility and stop with the finger pointing. People’s lives are at stake. This is the message from a recent interview on Anderson Cooper 360 with 3 of… read more
Oil Rig Workers Recount Harrowing Tales of Survival One Year After BP Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 27, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – Four of the survivors from the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in 2010 got together one year after the disaster on April 20, 2011 for an appearance on the CBS Early Show to tell their stories with host, Erica Hill. In telling their accounts of their experiences with Transocean,… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Cameron International,Deepwater Horizon,Halliburton,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 25, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – On PBS Newshour, Hari Sreenivasan conducts an interview with Chris Choy, his wife, Monica and his attorney, maritime lawyer Steve Gordon. One Year Later after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon, oil rig worker, Chris Choy has had no income and his case is stalled in Federal Court.
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
BP Sues Transocean and Cameron for Oil Rig Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean on April 22, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On April 20, 2011, one year after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil spill, BP (British Petroleum) is suing Transocean Ltd, the owner of the oil rig involved in the disaster. In a separate lawsuit, BP is also suing Cameron International, the maker of the… read more
Relatives of Deepwater Horizon Disaster Flyover Site One Year Later
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Transocean on April 20, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Relatives of oil rig workers who perished in the explosion and fire of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 are being flown over the site of the disaster one year later. Transocean, Ltd, the company who owned the ill-fated oil rig has invited up to… read more
Interior Secretary Salazar Rebukes Transocean For Safety Bonuses
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Transocean on April 6, 2011
WASHINGTON DC – On Friday, April 1, Transocean announced to its shareholders that it paid executives multi-million dollar bonuses for the company’s safety record. On April 4, 2011, upon hearing of the bonuses, Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar blasted the company for declaring the year 2010 to be “the best year in safety performance” in the… read more