PONTOTOC — Customers of Pontotoc Gas System will see their bills drop after a Mississippi Public Service Commission review found them too high. Starting immediately, residential rates will decrease from $9.56 per million metric British thermal units (mmbtu) to $7.14 per mmbtu. The utility wasn’t intentionally overcharging customers, said Pontotoc Mayor Jeff Stafford. It had [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 13,2012
Tags: energy, exploration, flooding, floods, fuel, gas, Oil, oil wells, petroleum, river, Weather
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — Lexaria Corp reports it has a rig is on-site at the Belmont Lake Oilfield near Clarksdale to perform workovers on the 12-1 and 12-3 wells. The Mississippi River has fallen below flood-stage earlier this spring than it has during the last several years, and as a result field access has already been [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 4,2012
Tags: accident, attorneys, claims, class-action lawsuit, courts, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, gas, judges, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, lawyers, legal, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, restaurants, seafood, settlement, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
NEW ORLEANS — The federal judge who will decide whether to approve a class-action settlement of claims against BP PLC has scheduled a January 2013 trial for other claims spawned by the deadly blowout of the company’s deepwater well in the Gulf Mexico. After meeting yesterday behind closed doors with attorneys, U.S. District Judge Carl [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 3,2012
Tags: accident, bench, courts, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, judges, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, restaurants, seafood, settlement, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge yesterday preliminarily approved a proposed class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in claims against BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s ruling allows the settlement process to proceed, but he will hold a “fairness hearing” on Nov. 8 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: disaster, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, offshore drillimng, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, restaurants, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in New Orleans said yesterday he is leaning in favor of granting preliminary approval to a proposed class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in claims against BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The development comes despite objections from a BP contractor on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: class action, courts, disaster, disastewr recovery, energy, environment, gas, habitat, judge, judicial, judiciary, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, petroleum, restaurants, seafood, settlement, spill, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a hearing on a proposed class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in claims against BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC and a team of plaintiffs’ attorneys are seeking U.S. District Judge Carl [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 24,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, hospitality, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, oysters, petroleum, reefs, restaurants, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Two Mississippi projects aimed at restoring marine resources damaged in 2010 by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill are moving forward as part of Phase I of the DWH Early Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (Phase I plan), according to Mississippi trustee Trudy D. Fisher, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 13,2012
Tags: county government, courts, education, energy, gas, judges, judicial, judiciary, Oil, petroleum, REFINERY, schools, students, taxes, teachers
PASCAGOULA — A 2007 state law is unconstitutional in requiring the Pascagoula School District to share some tax dollars generated from Chevron facilities with other districts, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled yesterday. The ruling overturned a decision by a Jackson County judge who upheld the law. The Supreme Court had heard the Pascagoula School District’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 12,2012
Tags: energy, environment, gas, habitat, hospitality, offshore drilling, Oil, oil slick, oil spill, petroleum, restaurants, seafood, touerists, tourism, visitors, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — Royal Dutch Shell says it is confident a 10-mile oil sheen spotted in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast did not originate from its operations in the area. In a statement today, the company says it found no sign of leaks and ruled out any well-control issues associated with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 12,2012
Tags: disaster, energy, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — The U.S. Coast Guard is checking reports of a 10-mile oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico near wells operated by Shell Oil. Petty Officer Steve Lehmann in New Orleans said a helicopter with a pollution officer on board was headed out today to determine where the oil was coming from. [...] [...]
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