by Associated Press Published: October 22,2011
Tags: BP, Deepwater Horizon, gulf of mexico, new york times
HOUSTON — The Obama administration on Friday took another step toward allowing BP to return to the Gulf of Mexico, approving the first oil drilling plan for the company there since the explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon rig more than a year ago. According to The New York Times, it was another sign that oil [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: June 19,2011
Tags: BP, cagle cartoons, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ricky Noble, Sarah Palin
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by Amy McCullough Published: February 20,2011
Tags: BP, BP DEEPWATER HORIZON aftermath, Martha Bergmark, Mississippi Center for Justice, oil spill
Many BP oil disaster victims, like shrimp and oyster harvesters, have turned in claims paperwork to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, only to have it rejected due to inadequate documentation. Many don’t have the financial resources to hire private lawyers and some may also lack the educational background to be able to handle the paperwork on [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Beverly Martin, Bill Mulvey, Bobby Moak, BP, casino, Kenneth Feinberg, Mississippi Gaming Commission
Moak hopeful Feinberg appointee has better grasp of industry Casino workers who have had their oil spill claims denied by BP’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility may see their fortunes turn over the next couple of weeks. In November, the Mississippi Business Journal spoke to a casino worker on the Coast who also worked part-time for a company [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Alice Perry, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Haley Barbour, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, oil spill, Year in Review
Deepwater Horizon gaff, which killed 11, had economic impact on Mississippi Coast as well as national and international politics On April 20, Mississippians learned that the oil platform Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 50 miles south of the Louisiana Coast had exploded costing 11 lives. While tragic, it seemed far away from the [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t just the botched technical decisions. BP and other companies’ management, communication and overconfidence in dealing with risk led to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, investigators for the presidential commission said Tuesday. The commission’s chief engineer, Richard Sears, outlined seven managerial findings, including muddled lines of authority and a compounding cascade of [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The BP oil rig explosion and spill wasn’t about anyone purposely trading money for safety, investigators on a special presidential commission said Monday. Instead it was more about seemingly acceptable risks adding up to disaster. Investigators at the commission’s hearing outlined more than a dozen decisions that at the time seemed questionable but also [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 9,2010
Tags: BP, gulf, oil spill, seafood safety
BILOXI — The state of Mississippi is negotiating with BP for money to promote the safety of Gulf of Mexico seafood. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources tell WLOX-TV in Biloxi that they want to combat negative publicity from the oil spill with the “Gulf Safe” campaign. The television station reported many people who lined [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The causes of the massive Gulf oil spill will be laid out for the first time Monday by investigators for President Barack Obama’s independent commission, potentially shifting the blame and weighing in on disputes between companies over the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Representatives of the three companies most involved in the [...] [...]
OCEAN SPRINGS — Denied claims for Gulf of Mexico oil spill victims are rising dramatically because of a flood of new filings coming in without proper documentation or with no proof at all, the head of the $20 billion BP fund said Monday. Some 20,000 people have been told they have no right to emergency compensation, [...] [...]
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