by Associated Press Published: October 3,2012
Tags: court, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, explosion, fraud, gas, gasoline, judge, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, sentence
GULFPORT — The final defendant in a family’s scheme to defraud the government of oil spill recovery money must repay $21,000 and serve four months under house arrest along with three years of probation. The Sun Herald reports 29-year-old Sonya Renee Williams, of Gulfport, also must perform 70 hours of community service. Senior U.S. District [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 3,2012
Tags: bench, brand, case, convenience store, court, decision, energy, explosion, fuel, gas station, gasoline, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, marketing, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, public relations, retail, ruling, trial
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has dismissed claims by BP fuel stations and convenience stores that the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico diminished the value of the oil giant’s brand and cost them business. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s ruling says the dealers’ claims against BP PLC aren’t viable under the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012
Tags: arrest, boat, bogus, commercial fisherman, court, environment, explosion, federal government, fisherman, fraud, gas, justice, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, safety, seafood, train, trainer, training, wildlife, workplace
WIGGINS — A Mississippi woman is accused of posing as a federal worker to make nearly $216,000 giving fraudulent training classes to fishermen who hoped to get jobs cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. A 22-count federal indictment unsealed yesterday alleges that Connie M. Knight, 46, used phony credentials, diplomas and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 20,2012
Tags: catch, commercial fisherman, commercial fishing, death, disaster, ecosystem, environment, explosion, fatality, fish, fishing, gasoline, natural gas, Nature, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, outdoors, petroleum, pollution, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — Fishing boats in the Gulf of Mexico hauled in more menhaden and other species last year compared with 2010, when millions of gallons of oil spewed from a blown well, according to a federal fisheries report. But it’s too early to rule out any long-term effects from the spill, said Roy [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: accident, bench, court, damage, death, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, fuel, gasoline, judge, judicial, judiciary, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF COAST — BP has agreed to relax several documentation requirements regarding the submission of claims filed after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Plaintiffs’ attorney Steve Herman and Jim Roy said in a statement the changes will speed the processing of claims and “get the people and businesses of the Gulf [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 12,2012
Tags: accident, beach, death, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, excavate, excavation, explosion, fatality, fuel, gasoline, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — BP PLC says it wants to aggressively clean up buried oil exposed on Louisiana’s beaches by Hurricane Isaac’s churning waves. The company said it has asked for permission to dig deep into beaches and remove oil buried since a BP well blew out on April 20, 2010, leading to the nation’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 10,2012
Tags: accident, acquisition, disaster, energy, explosion, fuel, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, sale
GULF OF MEXICO — Oil company BP said today it is selling some deep-water assets in the Gulf Mexico to Plains Exploration & Production Co. for $5.55 billion, a big step in BP’s drive to cover the cost of its oil well blowout in the Gulf two years ago and concentrate investment elsewhere. BP is [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 10,2012
Tags: accident, bacteria, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, explosion, gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, state agency
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality advises the public that possible sightings and reports of oil sheen on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Isaac may be naturally occurring iron bacteria, which are not harmful to people’s health or water. Iron bacteria occur naturally in waterways where they feed on minerals [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 6,2012
Tags: accident, disaster, energy, environment, explosion, gas, hurricane, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, storm
GULF COAST — Laboratory tests show that globs of oil found on two Louisiana beaches after Hurricane Isaac came from the 2010 BP spill. Tests run by Louisiana State University for state wildlife officials confirmed that oil found on Elmer’s Island and Grand Isle in Louisiana matched the biological fingerprint of the hundreds of millions [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 6,2012
Tags: accident, death, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, gas, hurricane, marine, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, storm, storm surge, tourism, tourist, tropical, vacation, visitor, Weather, wildlife, wind
GULF COAST — Waves from Hurricane Isaac uncovered oil previously buried along Gulf Coast beaches, exposing crude that wasn’t cleaned up after the BP spill in 2010. Since Isaac made landfall more than a week ago, the water the storm has receded and tar balls and oil have been reported on shores in Alabama and [...] [...]
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