Tag: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Deepwater Horizon spill: Jury finds former BP rig engineer not guilty
Robert Kaluza rig supervisor on Deepwater Horizon NEW ORLEANS _ A former BP rig engineer was found not guilty Thursday on a charge that his negligence in interpreting a critical test contributed to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Robert Kaluza was a rig supervisor aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig when it exploded, […]
Opening arguments BP Gulf spill pollution charges
Prosecutor says supervisor ignored tests prior to explosion, BP Gulf spill NEW ORLEANS _ A Deepwater Horizon supervisor ignored a clear red flag and should be held partly responsible for the 2010 oil spill that blackened the Gulf of Mexico coast, a federal prosecutor argued Wednesday. Prosecutor Jennifer Saulino said in her opening statement that […]
BP oil spill: Supervisor pleads guilty to misdemeanour charge, manslaughter charges dropped
11 workers killed in BP oil spill NEW ORLEANS _The Justice Department launched a sweeping and costly criminal investigation after BP’s rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster. For roughly two years, a task force of FBI agents and prosecutors occupied an entire floor […]
Anadarko Petroleum ordered to pay $159.9M for Macondo well blowout
Anadarko pleased penalty less than prosecutors requested, but may appeal NEW ORLEANS _ A federal judge says a minority owner of the well that spewed 130 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 must pay $159.5 million in Clean Water Act fines. Judge Carl Barbier noted in Monday’s opinion that prosecutors […]
Texas lawyer charged for allegedly filing Gulf oil spill false claims
Lawyer accused of submitting thousands of false claims for damages after Gulf oil spill JACKSON, Miss. – A Texas lawyer faces criminal charges after he was accused of submitting thousands of false claims for damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Robert McDuff, a lawyer for San Antonio attorney Mikal Watts, confirmed Wednesday that Watts […]
Gulf oil spill: Supreme Court turns down BP, Anadarko appeal over fines
2010 Gulf oil spill at Macondo well The Supreme Court won’t hear appeals from BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. over Clean Water Act fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the owners of the blown-out Macondo well could not avoid federal fines for […]
Ex-BP exec found not guilty in Gulf oil spill trial
Handful of people face charges following Gulf oil spill A federal jury found a former BP executive not guilty Friday of making false statements to investigators in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Prosecutors said David Rainey, in the early days of the spill, had manipulated calculations to match a far-too-low government estimate […]
Deliberations began Friday in ex BP exec’s Gulf oil spill trial
Gulf oil spill – former BP executive accused of lying to FBI, EPA investigators Jury deliberations began early Friday in the case against a former BP executive accused of lying to federal investigators about the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. If convicted of making false statements to federal agents, David Rainey faces a possible prison sentence […]
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