by Associated Press Published: March 1,2013
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NEW ORLEANS — An internal BP probe of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico didn’t explore whether decisions by upper-level management or cost cuts had a role in causing the disaster because investigators didn’t have access to its partners’ employees and records, a BP executive testified yesterday at a trial designed to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 26,2013
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NEW ORLEANS — An expert witness for people and businesses who sued BP over the Gulf oil spill says he found ample evidence that the company’s cost-cutting culture led to the disaster. University of California-Berkeley engineering professor Robert Bea testified today at a civil trial. He says BP PLC didn’t implement a safety management program [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 25,2013
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GULF OF MEXICO — A high-stakes trial started today to assign blame and help figure out exactly how much more BP and other companies should pay for the nation’s worst offshore oil spill. Attorney Jim Roy, who represents individuals and businesses hurt by the spill, said BP executives applied “huge financial pressure” on its drilling [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2013
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GULF OF MEXICO — BP and the federal government have agreed that 34 million gallons of oil captured during the massive 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico can’t count toward civil penalties the oil giant faces. The agreement is contained in a court filing yesterday. It came in response to BP’s argument that workers [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
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GULF OF MEXICO — BP acknowledged today it had failed to reach a settlement in advance of next week’s civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon accident and is ready to defend itself vigorously against allegations of gross negligence in the U.S.’s biggest environmental disaster. Rupert Bondy, the group’s general counsel, said in a statement that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 7,2013
Tags: accident, barge, boat, boating, bridge, cleanup, crude oil, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, emergency, energy, environment, navigation, Oil, oil spill, pollution, river, towboat, transportation, water, wildlife
VICKSBURG — The Coast Guard has completed cleanup of the oil spill near Vicksburg that closed the major shipping channel for days in both directions. After extensive shoreline assessments and cleanup actions, the Coast Guard says it and the Departments of Environmental Quality in Louisiana and Mississippi deemed the cleanup complete yesterday. A 16-mile stretch [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
Tags: accident, break, cleanup, creek, crude oil, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, gasoline, leak, Oil, petroleum, pipe, pipeline, wildlife
JASPER COUNTY — Authorities say about 40 gallons of oil leaked from a broken pipeline in Jasper County into a creek east of Bay Springs yesterday before being stopped. The pipeline, owned by Houston, Texas-based Plains All-American Pipeline LP, began leaking sometime before 3 p.m. yesterday, when it was discovered. It connects to one of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 4,2013
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NEW ORLEANS — The committee set up to manage most environmental fines going to the states affected by the BP oil spill of 2010 says it will release its plan July 6. The Courier of Houma, La., reports that a seven-page document released last week by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council includes a list [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2013
Tags: accident, barge, boat, bridge, collision, crude oil, emergrency, evnironment, leak, nevigation, oil spill, pollution, shipping, towboat
VICKSBURG — The Coast Guard says operations continue to remove oil from a leaking barge near Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally said early today that vessel traffic on the river remains restricted through the area. Crews are still trying to pump all the oil from the damaged [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 31,2013
Tags: accident, barge, boat, boating, bridge, cleanup, collision, crude oil, emergency, leak, navigation, oil spill, river water, shipping, towboat, transportation
VICKSBURG — The Coast Guard is permitting restricted commercial vessel traffic on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg as crews work to remove oil from a leaking barge, a Guard spokesman said today. Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski said southbound commercial traffic will be allowed to pass through the area during daylight hours and northbound commercial [...] [...]
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