BP 'Trying to Settle' Ahead Of Oil Spill Trial BP boss Bob Dudley has told Sky News that he is "trying to settle" the outstanding compensation claims arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 before they go to court.A civil compensation ...
Court Rules BP Must Pay Deepwater Rig Claims A court has ruled that oil giant BP will have to cover the cost of compensation claims made to Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean over the 2010 explosion that killed 11 people and caused the worst ...
Judge allocates time for start of oil spill trial A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the nation's worst offshore oil spill.
Gulf comeback bodes well for oil field services Gulf comeback bodes well for oil field services Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:56 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2012 After a catastrophic rig explosion and oil spill at BP's Macondo well in 2010, the federal government imposed a six-month federal moratorium on deep ...
BP exec expected to be first witness in oil spill trial NEW ORLEANS ? A BP executive is expected to be the first witness to testify at a trial next month designed to identify the causes of a deadly rig explosion that spawned a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
BP swings into huge profit before US criminal trial BP said that net profits hit $23.9 billion in 2011 after a loss the previous year when the British energy giant was ravaged by US Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. BP bounced back with adjusted profit ...
Judge: Contract shields Gulf oil spill rig owner New Orleans ? The rig owner involved in drilling the ill-fated well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico and spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil will not have to pay many of the pollution claims because it was shielded in a contract with well-owner BP, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Increase in U.S. Tort Costs Driven by Gulf Oil Spill: Study The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were the key drivers in the 5.1 percent increase in U.S. tort costs in 2010, according to a new report. The 2011 ?Update ?
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GOP says drilling ban wasn't needed The Obama administration established a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after an at a BP in April killed 11 workers and led to a massive spill. The ban was lifted in October . U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings ...
BP?s McKay to Be First Witness at Gulf Spill Trial The April Macondo well blowout and killed 11 workers and caused the ... didn?t immediately respond to an e-mail and call for comment. The case is In re Spill by the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April ...
Gulf Deepwater Drilling Ban?s Hidden Victims The administration's war on fossil fuels is taking its toll. The federal six-month moratorium on drilling that was issued in May , after the of the Deepwater Horizon , has been officially lifted, but it might as well still be in effect.
Report: Chevron, others may face charges over Brazil spill But days later, was found leaking from the ocean floor several hundred feet from the plugged well. The failure of a blowout preventer triggered the April and fire that destroyed a Transocean drilling for BP and resulted in the ...
Dynamic Offshore IPO Plays Old-School Gulf Wells An in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast ... Lest anyone get flashbacks to the Deepwater Horizon , most of Dynamic's properties are in water less than 300 feet deep, where accidents are usually manageable. And while political ...
Transocean not liable for some damages in BP case (CNN) - Transocean cannot be held liable for compensatory damages sought by third parties in connection with the deadly of the Deepwater Horizon in ... Transocean owned the that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in , killing 11 ...
Increase in U.S. Tort Costs Driven by Gulf Spill: Study The April Deepwater Horizon drilling and resulting spill in the Gulf of Mexico were the key drivers in the 5.1 percent increase in U.S. tort costs in , according to a new report. The 2011 ?Update on U.S. Tort Cost ...
Norway?s Bonds Chase Record Spending Amid Offshore Boom Stricter regulation since the BP Plc Macondo well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has made exploration more expensive. It?s also raised demand for newer as companies search for drillers able to operate in harsh, deepwater ...
Judge allocates time for start of spill trial NEW ORLEANS ? A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the nation's worst offshore spill ... sued over the disaster.
Oil Platform Explodes Off Louisiana Coast | Fox News The explosion and fire were was reported by a commercial helicopter flying over the site, and all 13 people aboard the rig were rescued as they floated in ...
In Pictures: 'Oil Rig Explosion' - Monsters and Critics Photo released by the US Coast Guard on 22 April 2010 shows a fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles ...