Tag: Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak

Taylor Energy sues gov’t to recoup $432M set aside for work on 2004 Gulf oil leak

Taylor Energy sues gov’t to recoup $432M set aside for work on 2004 Gulf oil leak

Taylor Energy says US government violated 2008 agreement The company responsible for a continuing oil leak that began a decade ago in the Gulf of Mexico is suing the federal government to recover more than $400 million that the company set aside for work to end the leak. New Orleans-based Taylor Energy Company’s lawsuit, filed […]

By January 7, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
Taylor Energy to hold meeting on decade old Gulf of Mexico oil leak

Taylor Energy to hold meeting on decade old Gulf of Mexico oil leak

Taylor Energy owned platform toppled by Hurricane Ivan BATON ROUGE, La. _ The company responsible for a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will hold a public meeting next month to disclose details of its efforts to stop chronic slicks from forming off Louisiana’s coast. The Jan. 20 forum in Baton Rouge was […]

By December 28, 2015 0 Comments Read More →
Louisiana politicians back Taylor Energy bid for settlement in 2004 Gulf oil leak

Louisiana politicians back Taylor Energy bid for settlement in 2004 Gulf oil leak

Taylor Energy oil platform toppled by Hurricane Ivan WASHINGTON – Capitol Hill lawmakers from Louisiana have intervened on behalf of a New Orleans company that has failed to stop a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico but lobbied for a refund of money reserved for spill containment work, according to letters obtained by The Associated Press through […]