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Feinberg Says Geographic Proximity No Longer an Issue in Gulf Oil Spill Claims
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on October 6, 2010
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS. — Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the BP $20 billion escrow fund, says geographic proximity to areas impacted by the Gulf oil spill that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon disaster no longer play a role in whether people and businesses are compensated. The April 20th Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11… read more
Obama Wants To Use BP Oil Spill Fines To Restore Gulf Coast
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 29, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Obama administration and BP are in talks to reach an agreement about a possible settlement over fines for the devastating Gulf oil spill that was caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010. According to an article at The Huffington Post, Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise told The… read more
Alabama to Receive Billions from BP Due to Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 27, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, AL – In an article from Reuters, Governor Bob Riley said on Monday that Alabama expects to receive billions of dollars in penalties from BP as a result of the Gulf Oil Spill. BP and the White House will probably soon reach an agreement on how much money will be available to four Gulf… read more
Deepwater Horizon Well is Offically Declared Dead
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 24, 2010
The permanent cement plug is now in place on the blown out Deepwater Horizon well 5000 feet below the surface of the Gulf. This brings concerns about the wells stability to a close 5 months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 oil rig workers on April 20, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill… read more
Louisiana Files Lawsuit Against Transocean For Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on September 21, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The state of Louisiana has filed suit against Triton Asset Leasing GmbH and Transocean Ltd. for damages resulting from the Gulf oil spill. In the lawsuit, “State of Louisiana v. Triton Asset Leasing, GMBH et al.”, the defendants listed are Transocean Deepwater, Inc., Transocean Holdings, L.L.C., Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc…. read more
U.S Justice Department Expected to Sue BP Over Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on September 15, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The U.S Justice Department filed papers with the U.S. District Court in New Orleans Monday, September 13, indicating that they expect to sue BP for damages as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010. CNN reported that in the filing, federal… read more
Injured Fisherman Rescued Off Oregon Shore by Coast Guard
Posted in Fishing Vessel Accidents,Injured Fishermen,Seattle Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 13, 2010
FLORENCE, ORE. – Mike Saiville, a fisherman who worked aboard the fishing vessel, Ocean Force, was rescued Tuesday, August 31, by the Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Station Newport, Ore., supported by a second HH-65C helicopter crew from Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore. At the time of the rescue, Ocean Force was located… read more
BP Bly Investigation Report: How Reliable is it?
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on September 8, 2010
The long awaited Bly Investigation Report was released by BP on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. The report was generated by a BP investigative team led by Mark Bly, BP’s head of safety and operations.
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