by Associated Press Published: October 25,2012
Tags: accident, death, disaster, dusaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, gasoline, natural gas, offshore drillinmg, Oil, oil sheen, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — BP says it has capped and plugged an abandoned piece of equipment that is believed to be the source of a sheen spotted near the site of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The London-based oil giant said today that it successfully placed a 750-pound cap over an [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 24,2012
Tags: commercial fisherman, commercial fishing, Extension, harvest, limited, oyster, oysterman, seafood, season, state agency
GULF OF MEXICO — Mississippi is opening a limited oyster season at sunrise Nov. 5 in some areas along the Gulf Coast. The season ends at 4 p.m. Dec. 29, unless the head of the Department of Marine Resources decides to extend it. Many areas that are open during the season are near Pass Christian [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 19,2012
Tags: accident, death, disaster, disaster recovery, disaster response, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, fuel, gasoline, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — A sheen on the Gulf of Mexico likely came from oil seeping out of a piece of discarded equipment that failed to contain BP PLC’s massive 2010 oil spill, the company and the Coast Guard said. A statement from BP said a three-day inspection confirmed that its Macondo well, which blew [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 15,2012
Tags: commerical, culture, damage, facility, fire, fish, food, Heritage, historic, history, ice, industrial, plant, processing, processor, property, real estate, seafood, shrimp
PASCAGOULA — The brothers who own the Pascagoula Ice and Freezer Co. say they have no plans to reopen the site, which burned in February. The Sun Herald reports the business is owned by three brothers, Andre, Warren and David Gautier. Andre Gautier moved the shrimp-processing segment to Mobile, Ala. Warren Gautier retired, and David [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 12,2012
Tags: accident, blowout, death, drill, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, gasoline, hospitaslity, natural gas, offshore drilling, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, sheen energy, spill, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wrechage
GULF OF MEXICO — Federal scientists and BP say oil appears to have leaked last month from the drilling wreckage lying at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico near where a BP well blew out in 2010, causing the nation’s worst offshore spill. A probe started after a sheen was discovered Sept. 16 in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 8,2012
Tags: accident, death, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, executive, explosion, fatality, federal government, legislative, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, President, seafood, seafood industry, Senate, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are encouraging the Obama administration to work toward a Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement agreement that meets both the ecological and economic recovery needs in Gulf Coast states affected by the 2010 disaster. Cochran and Wicker are among eight senators who have signed a [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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