by Associated Press Published: April 2,2012
Tags: acquisitions, convenience stores, distributors, expansions, gas stations, gasoline, mergers, Oil, oil and gas, petroleum, relocation
NATCHEZ — Two long-time Miss-Lou oil distributors have recently been bought out, but one of the buyers is expanding its market share in Mississippi and making plans to move out of Louisiana. Delta Fuel Co. Inc. recently bought the wholesale side of Independent Oil and Coal Co., and has leased the bulk plant of Cloutier [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2012
Tags: courts, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, gas, lawyers, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, oil spill, petroleum, tourism, tourists, visitors
NEW ORLEANS — The fees a judge awarded lawyers fighting BP discourage people from settling oil spill claims out of court, the Justice Department says. In a court filing, the Justice Department opposed U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s decision to set aside up to 6 percent of claims payments after Dec. 30 for trial lawyers [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 16,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, environment, federal government, gas, natural gas, Oil, oil and gas, oil spill, petroleum, plan, state government, tourism, tourists
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — With the recently released Deepwater Horizon Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan & Environmental Assessment (DERP/EA), federal and state trustees are asking the public to come make formal comments on the proposed plan for early restoration projects following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill of 2010. Consisting of eight projects, two [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 9,2011
Tags: airports, damages, disaster, disaster recovery, environment, gas, harbors, natural gas, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, petroleum, settlement, tourism, tourists
BAY ST. LOUIS — The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission has received a $509,000 settlement with BP. Port and harbor director Jack Zink says the commission has agreed not to sue BP over the 2010 oil spill. Zink tells the Sea Coast Echo the damage did not come from the oil, but rather from [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — Chevron Corporation has unveiled a $32.7-billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2012. Total investments for 2011 are estimated at $33 billion, reflecting approximately $28 billion in capital and exploratory expenditures and $4.5 billion for the acquisition of Atlas Energy Inc., which closed earlier in the year. Capital spending of $3.6 billion in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 7,2011
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, federal government, fishing, food, gas, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, oil spill, petroleum, seafood, tourism, tourists, violations, visitors
NEW ORLEANS — Federal regulators have issued a second set of violations against BP for activities related to the 2010 blown-out well that led to the deaths of 11 rig workers and the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued five violations today. The violations claim BP [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 1,2011
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, gas, natural gas, offhore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, petroleum, real estate, state government, tourism, tourists, visitors
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is working with the Gulf Coast Incident Management Team (GCIMT), Unified Command (UC) to inform landowners that inspections for material from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill will begin soon on shoreline segments that have previously been determined to meet response cleanup criteria and [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: November 30,2011
Tags: agriculture, banking and finance, construction, disaster, disaster recovery, education, energy, environment, federal government, Gov. Biller Waller, Gov. Haley Barbour, Gov. William Winter, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, Medgar Evars, Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, oil and gas, real estate, recession, Rickey Cole, state government
JACKSON — Former Mississippi Gov. William Waller Sr., 85, died Wednesday. On Tuesday Waller was admitted to St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, his law office confirmed. Waller served as governor from 1972-76 — a time when Mississippi governors were limited to one term. He ran unsuccessfully for the state’s highest office in 1967, but went [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 30,2011
Tags: crab, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, fishing, gas, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, shrimp, tourism, tourists, visitors
GULF OF MEXICO — Gulf of Mexico shrimpers and crabbers, who have reported diminished catches since the BP oil spill, are being offered a more generous settlement package due to lingering uncertainties over seafood. Yesterday, Kenneth Feinberg, who is overseeing payments from a $20-billion compensation fund for victims of the 2010 oil spill, said he [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 30,2011
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, gas, jobs, muniucipal government, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, petroleum, tourism, tourists, unemployment, visitors, workers
GULFPORT — Gulfport leaders are seeking $11.8 million from BP for oil-catastrophe losses, but the company has so far offered only $76,000. That’s according to consultants the city hired. The Sun Herald reports the city has agreed to pay the consultants from Dutko Grayling up to $80,000 for handling the city’s claim. Annette P. Herrin, [...] [...]
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