by Associated Press Published: October 29,2010
Tags: BP, Kenneth Feinberg, oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gulf of Mexico oil spill victims will be allowed to get periodic interim payments for economic and other damages for up to three years without giving up their right to sue BP, independent claims administrator Ken Feinberg said Thursday, reversing his earlier plan. Feinberg also said he’s being inundated with claims with [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 28,2010
Tags: BP, claims, Kenneth Feinberg, oil spill
While Mississippi Gulf Coast casino workers’ BP oil spill claims for lost wages are being denied, some New Orleans restaurant workers are hitting the lottery — despite the fact that many Big Easy restaurants didn’t suffer a devastating tourism blow like Mississippi businesses. The Sun Herald reports that only three of hundreds of claims filed [...] [...]
LONDON — Leading oil and gas companies warned British lawmakers Tuesday that any U.K. moratorium on deepwater drilling in response to the Gulf of Mexico spill would force them to abandon the North Sea in favor of projects elsewhere. Executives from Chevron Corp., France’s Total and Danish state-controlled DONG Energy told a parliamentary committee that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 20,2010
Tags: BP, Coast Guard, Gulf Coast, oil spill
TAMPA, Fla. — BP and the industry will drill in deeper waters and go farther in their search for oil reserves, and must understand the risks so they can mitigate them in the future, a BP executive said Tuesday. Mike Utsler, the chief of BP’s restoration effort along the oil-stained Gulf Coast, also admitted to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 19,2010
Tags: BP, Gulf Coast, oil spill
EDITOR’S NOTE: It will take time to see the full effects of the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. In the second of an Associated Press occasional series, scientists grade the ecological health of the Gulf of Mexico. ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. – Six months after the rig explosion that led to the largest [...] [...]
NEW ORLEANS – Oil has stopped spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, but BP remains unusually vulnerable to the prospect of U.S. gas stations defecting to other brands. In interviews with The Associated Press, station owners from Wisconsin to Virginia say BP dealers are being courted by other brands or are approaching them on their [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 14,2010
Tags: BP, drilling, gulf, moratorium, oil spill
NEW ORLEANS – A day after the end of the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling, the Gulf oil industry was a mix of furious activity and tortured waiting around. Companies that are helping the industry meet new regulations are scrambling to keep up with increased business while oil-rig workers must remain idle until the new [...] [...]
NEW ORLEANS – The Obama administration is asking a federal judge to throw out part of a lawsuit challenging its moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico now that the ban’s been lifted. A court filing Wednesday requesting the dismissal of claims filed by Ensco Offshore comes a day after the Interior [...] [...]
NEW ORLEANS – Researchers mapped a 250-square mile area of low oxygen this summer in Chandeleur Sound and say the dead zone possibly sprouted after state officials opened a river diversion to keep oil from a damaged BP well from fouling marshes. The report by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, which monitors water quality, said [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 13,2010
Tags: BP, drilling, Gulf Coast, oil spill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deep water oil drills quieted by a six-month moratorium will again hum off the Gulf Coast, helping an industry that, despite its dangers, puts needed money in the pockets of thousands along the Gulf Coast. What’s less certain is just how soon the jobs on hold because of the six-month ban will [...] [...]
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