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BP Could Save $3B in Fines By Challenging Government Oil Spill Estimates
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on December 8, 2010
British oil company BP is challenging the government estimate of how much oil spilled into the Gulf. The government calculated that 206 million gallons spilled, but BP says the real amount was just half that which would save BP $3 billion in fines. Matt Gutman from ABC News takes us down to the ocean floor… read more
BP Disputes Oil Spill Size to Avoid Excessive Federal Fines
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on December 6, 2010
The Houston maritime lawyer news blog reports that BP realizes that billions of dollars in federal fines are at stake and are challenging the size of the oil spill from The Deepwater Horizon Macondo well that exploded in April 2010 in order to avoid excessive fines for their part in the disaster. BP is contending… 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
Five Somali Pirates Convicted of Attacking U.S. Navy Ship Will Get Life Sentence
Posted in Virginia Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 29, 2010
NORFOLK, VA — Five Somali men accused of attacking a U.S. Navy ship off Africa’s coast were convicted on federal piracy charges Wednesday, November 24, in what is considered to be the first trial of its kind in America in more than a century. The men face mandatory life terms in a sentencing hearing set… read more
Oil Spill Tarballs Found On Shrimp In Newly Re-Opened Gulf Waters (VIDEO)
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 24, 2010
PASCAGOULA, MS – The Bon Secour shrimp boat Our Mother was trawling in newly re-opened waters north of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well site when it hauled in tar balls with its shrimp. There were enough tar balls along with the shrimp that spoiled thousands of dollars worth of the day’s catch. The ruined shrimp… 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.
Kidnapped Oil Rig Workers Rescued By Nigerian Military
Posted in Maritime Law,World Maritime News on November 19, 2010
The oil rig workers who were kidnapped on 8 November, when gunmen attacked the oil rig belonging to London-based Alfren PLC, have been rescued. According to officials, Nigerian troops rescued the 19 hostages kidnapped by militants in the Niger Delta this month. Two Americans, two Frenchmen, two Indonesians and a Canadian were freed along with… read more
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
Claims Far Away from Gulf Oil Spill are Harder to Assess
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 15, 2010
Claims that allege damage far away from the Gulf oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster are complicating the assessment of claims from the BP Oil Spill Fund. An article at Businessinsurance.com reports that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility will have enough money to pay legitimate losses, but there is a danger that the… 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