Tag: Gulf Oil Spill
BP Gulf oil spill: Judge rules out mentions of deaths at BP supervisor’s trial
11 men died in the 2010 BP Gulf oil spill BATON ROUGE, La. _ Eleven men died in the 2010 rig explosion that led to the BP Gulf oil spill, but a jury will hear about only four during a rig supervisor’s trial this month. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. ruled Wednesday that the deaths aren’t […]
BP oil spill: Company drops effort to get back some of the cash paid in business claims
Over 130 million gallons of oil leaked in 2010 BP oil spill NEW ORLEANS – Energy giant BP is ending its effort to recoup money it paid in economic damage claims to businesses and individuals under a settlement arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. On Friday, the company filed a motion to withdraw an […]
BP to reimburse $58.2M to Louisiana AG office for Gulf oil spill
Money included in BP $20B settlement announced last week BATON ROUGE, La. – Energy company BP will reimburse the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office $58.2 million for its expenses, fees and litigation costs tied to the 2010 oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1NE6DTG) the money was included in BP’s record settlement […]
New US offshore oil drilling regs proposed as Gulf spill anniversary nears
US offshore oil drilling regulations strengthen oversight of drilling equipment A week shy of the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at strengthening oversight of offshore oil drilling equipment and ensuring that out-of-control wells can be sealed in an emergency. The explosion of the Deepwater […]
BP motion to block Alabama Gulf oil spill claims jury trial denied
Alabama Gulf oil spill trial can be heard by jury A judge says Alabama’s Gulf oil-spill-damage claims under the federal Oil Pollution Act can be heard by a jury. BP had moved to block a jury trial for the state, saying that neither the Oil Pollution Act nor admiralty law provides the right to a […]
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