Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Consolidated BP Oil Spill Lawsuits Will Be Adjudicated in New Orleans
BP will face hundreds of lawsuits over the Deepwater Horizon disaster in federal court in New Orleans, a panel of judges ordered, a victory for plaintiffs seeking billions of dollars in damages for the largest oil spill in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will preside over more than 300 suits, including wrongful-death claims by families of workers killed in the April explosion. Claims also cover revenue lost by Gulf Coast businesses and environmental damage. BP investors’ suits over losses tied to the spill will go to federal court in Houston.
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Battle of the Big City Mayors: Big Easy vs. Big Ben
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu took aim Friday at London's mayor for his comments about the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Mayor Boris Johnson told BBC that the constant tongue-lashing of BP could have dire repercussions for investments in his country. Landrieu said that while Johnson is worried about investment portfolios, Gulf Coast officials are trying to protect a way of life.
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Feds: BP Agrees To Expedite Oil Spill Payments
The Obama administration says BP has agreed to expedite the payment of claims to businesses and individuals whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Tracy Wareing, with the National Incident Command office, told reporters in Washington that the understanding on payment of claims came in a meeting Wednesday with BP executives, including CEO Tony Hayward.
Wednesday, 02 June 2010
White House approves Louisiana berm plan
U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told BP to pay for the five berms approved by the White House, in addition to one he and the Army Corps of Engineers approved last week. The British energy company later said it supported the six projects and would pay the estimated $360 million cost to build them.
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
BP CLASHES WITH CRITICS OVER FACTS SURROUNDING OIL SPILL
With no progress to report on Memorial Day, BP continued to stir up controversy with comments by BP chief executive Tony Hayward that contradicts scientists and some of his company's previous statements. First was Hayward's statement to the Associated Press that the oil is on the surface and that there aren't any oil plumes under the surface of the water, a fact disputed by scientists. Then came BP's response to clean-up workers who became sick and were hospitalized, but only after being stripped of their clothing and forced to take showers by BP outside the hospital before being allowed to enter. This would presumably affect any future litigation against the company by the workers.
Monday, 24 May 2010
Website Offers Betting on Spill-Related Extinctions of Gulf Species
A gambling website has placed odds today on what species would be first to become extinct as a result of crude belching from BP PLC's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico. In a statement announcing the extinction pool, the Irish bookmaker said it hoped the betting would "highlight the environmental catastrophe" and the "sure bet" that it would lead to the loss of some marine species.
Saturday, 22 May 2010
Vitter Chosen to Deliver Republicans Weekly Address -- Criticizes Congress for Holding Hearings on Gulf Oil Spill
Senator David Vitter was chosen to deliver the Republicans weekly radio and internet address in response to President Barack Obama's weekly address and used the time to criticize Congressional hearings that are being held before the gulf oil leak has been stopped. Vitter also sharply criticized those who seized on the Gulf Oil spill as an opportunity to advance what he called a "radical new energy agenda" by calling for a halt to all new offshore drilling.
Friday, 21 May 2010
Thick, Heavy Oil Reaches Grand Isle 24 Hours After BP Said It May Never Reach Town
"They said it may never hit us, and 24 hours later, it's here." Those were the words of Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle as thick, heavy oil and tar balls covered a four-mile stretch of beach. Oil has traveled about 110 miles from the site of a massive oil leak that resulted from a well explosion one month ago. The photo shows workers building a dam to try to keep the oil from entering the wetlands on Elmer Island in Grand Isle. According to Governor Bobby Jindal, oil also reached Thunder Bayou and Fourchon Beach on Thursday.
Monday, 17 May 2010
"Successful" Effort by BP Collecting One-Fifth of Oil Spewing From Blown Out Well in Gulf
BP Operating Officer Doug Suttles says the mile long tube that was successfully inserted into the blown out well that is spewing 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico will collect about one-fifth of that oil, or 1,000 barrels. After several failed attempts, this is the first solution that has produced any positive results at all.
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Obama Seeks Funds to Help Gulf Residents
The Obama administration said it would ask Congress for funds to help people affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, to boost the oil-spill cleanup tax by a penny a barrel, and to raise the potential liability for oil companies responsible for spills. The proposal is the latest effort by the White House to aggressively respond to the oil spill that followed the explosion at a BP PLC offshore oil well on April 20.
LAProgress
