Topic: BP Oil Spill
BP Oil stirred up post Isaac
Tests on oil found on various beaches on the gulf coast have revealed that Hurricane Issac unearthed a significant amount of oil left over from BP’s massive oil spill in 2010. The oil was found […]
Read MoreBP and Cohorts Try to Reach Oil Spill Settlement Before Facing New Orleans’ Judge
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has a tough decision to make: who among the companies involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill – BP, Transocean, or Halliburton – deserves to pay billions of dollars […]
Read MoreLa. Oyster Committee Meeting Today
The Governor’s Oyster Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss the future of the Louisiana Oyster Industry as well as anticipated uses for the Reimbursement Funds awarded by BP to the state. The […]
Read MoreFirst Oil Spill Trials May Be Slated for Next Summer
U.S. District Court Judge, Carl Barbier, who is tasked with presiding over the more than 300 lawsuits filed by individuals and companies against BP as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has indicated […]
Read MoreJustice Department Urges Feinberg to Speed Up BP Claims Payments
Since taking over supervision of the BP Emergency Oil Spill Claims Program about a month ago, Kenneth Feinberg has met with substantial criticism over the pace at which claims are being paid out. Feinberg originally […]
Read MoreGrand Isle ‘Oil Hotspots’ Indicate Fallout From Spill Is Far From Over
A recent report by NOLA.com about the residual effects of the oil spill in coastal areas such as Grand Isle and Fourchon has indicated that the widely held view that Louisiana dodged a bullet in […]
Read MoreRecent Report Says BP Blames Itself and Others for Oil Spill
In a recent 193-page report released on September 8th, BP blamed itself for much of the explosion and spill of the Deepwater Horizon Rig in the Gulf of Mexico. They also blamed other companies’ workers […]
Read MoreSt. Bernard Parish Claims BP Slow to Pay Companies Involved in Oil Spill Cleanup
According to recent reports, owners of land upon which crews involved in the oil spill cleanup effort in St. Bernard Parish are working have issued notices to vacate the premises due to non-payment. St. Bernard […]
Read More2nd Oil Spill in 3 Months Flows in Michigan
An oil spill flowing from a breached pipeline into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan was reported earlier this week and is now estimated to have released 800,000 gallons into the surrounding areas prompting the declaration […]
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