Environmentalists sue to reinstate drilling ban
HOUMA — An environmental group has filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate the federal deepwater drilling ban, a move one local oil-industry representative calls “reactionary.” The Center for Biological...
View ArticleInterest Turns Away, But Gulf Coast Still Suffers
Six months ago, when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, few realized just how bad things would get. But over the days, weeks and months that followed, millions of...
View ArticleCoast Guard says substance found floating in Gulf is algae, not oil (PHOTOS)
A Coast Guard official said Saturday the orange substance floating in miles-wide areas of West Bay on the Mississippi River delta appears to be algae, not oil as reported Saturday morning by The...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Coast Guard Claims That Miles-Long Expanse of Oil on Gulf...
Even though they risk losing their BP contracts and face a federal government apparently determined to paint them as fools, some heroic Gulf boat captains continue to stand by their reports that...
View ArticleShould BP’s Money Go Where the Oil Didn’t?
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. – In late April, a week after the BP oil spill began, Keith Overton had an alarming encounter with one of his employees here at the TradeWinds Resort. The guy — an engineer who had...
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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Confirmed Fish Kill on Grand Isle; “Overpowering Stench of...
On the ground with New Orleans photographer Jerry Moran. FROM JERRY: All of these images were taken October 21, 2010 in the area of Latitude 29.199 N, Longitude 90.042 W. For the first time in a few...
View ArticleResearch teams find oil on bottom of Gulf
NEW ORLEANS — Scientists who were aboard two research vessels studying the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's impact on sea life have found substantial amounts of oil on the seafloor, contradicting statements...
View ArticleNEWS ALERT: More Independent Scientists Report “Vast Volumes of Oil Present...
Well, it seems we've got yet another national outrage on our hands as USA Today reports that: "Scientists who were aboard two research vessels studying the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's impact on sea life...
View ArticleCleanup plan allows oil from Gulf spill to be left behind
Anyone hoping for total removal of all the oil deposited on beaches and marshes during the Gulf spill is likely out of luck. While public "amenity" beaches — such as the tourist beaches in Gulf Shores,...
View ArticleBP’s Dudley Defends Spill Response
LONDON—BP PLC's new Chief Executive Bob Dudley on Monday launched a robust defense of his company's response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill this summer, accusing the media and some people in the oil...
View ArticleMore Injuries Reported for BP Oil Spill Wildlife Cleanup Workers (FULL...
In June and July 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated potential exposures and health effects of workers involved in Deepwater Horizon response activities...
View ArticleNEWS ALERT: Feds Are Allowing BP to Leave Oil on Gulf Beaches
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, a "plan" has surfaced to intentionally abandon oil-cleaning efforts on some beaches that are crucial for wildlife but not frequented by tourists. Ben...
View ArticleBP CEO slams media, rivals for stoking spill fears
LONDON (Reuters) – BP's new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well caused the worst ever...
View ArticleFederal investigative panel gets 60-day extension until March to issue Gulf...
MIAMI – A federal panel investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is getting 60 extra days to complete its report partly because more time is needed to do forensic testing. A key piece of evidence —...
View ArticleEnvironmental group says oil is still out there in the Gulf
NEW ORLEANS – Greenpeace says it disagrees with official statements that say most of the oil from the BP oil spill is gone from the Gulf of Mexico and added that it got a laboratory to confirm oil from...
View ArticleSlow Claims Processing Shuts Down Auto Shop (VIDEO)
DESTIN – One month ago today, the man in charge of oil spill claims promised quicker and bigger payments. But, a local business owner says he's still waiting for a check, and now, it may be too late....
View ArticleBP to pay $20 million for seafood inspections, marketing
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that BP will pay $20 million to his department over the next three years to help fund enhanced...
View ArticleFormer EPA regional administrator named director of Gulf ecosystem task force
John H. Hankinson Jr. was named executive director of the new Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. President Obama signed...
View ArticleNew BP CEO Bob Dudley Blusters About “Rush to Judgment” by Media and Others;...
It seems BP has another winner in its new chief executive, Bob Dudley, who is blaming news reports and competitive oil companies for a "rush to judgment" – which he claims made the disaster worse. In a...
View Article3-D version of Gulf oil spill is being crafted by Pixar Animation Studios...
The Oil Spill Commission will unveil on Nov. 8 a three-dimensional, computerized depiction by Pixar Animation Studios of how BP's Macondo oil well failed on April 20, resulting in explosions that...
View Article‘The Spill’: Tracing BP’s safety record
Not long after the explosion that resulted in one of the largest oil spills in history in the Gulf of Mexico this spring, the culprit, BP, committed public-relations gaffes, the most disturbingly...
View ArticleDrilling rig inspectors had vast gaps in knowledge, oil spill panel finds
Members of President Barack Obama's Oil Spill Commission said this week that they were shocked to learn during their months of investigation that federal drilling rig inspectors generally know little...
View ArticleShetland drilling could trigger spill worse than BP’s
Chevron has admitted its new deepwater drilling campaign off the Shetland Islands could cause an oil spill worse than BP's accident in the Gulf of Mexico. The US oil giant believes that, in a...
View ArticleDrilling returning to Gulf
With the post-Deepwater Horizon drilling moratorium lifted, new offshore drilling is slowly returning to the Gulf of Mexico at a pace that is expected to gain speed in the near future. "We have...
View ArticleNEW TEST RESULTS: 8 out of 8 Blood Samples from BP Cleanup Workers Test...
Talk about "making it right" is cheap: If you want to know BP's real priorities, look at where the oil giant spends its money. A hundred million plus for its own PR spin, then millions more for...
View ArticleOil Spill Commission Co-Chair Startled By Federal Rig Inspectors’ Lack of...
You'll never believe what federal drilling rig inspectors told President Obama's oil spill commission? Try this from the commission co-chair: "When we asked about cementing and centralizers, they said...
View ArticleProtesters line up outside claim center (VIDEO)
FOLEY, Alabama (WALA) – A few protestors in Foley are trying to build support for a large protest of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility this Friday. They say they deserve answers about their claims and...
View ArticleSecurity zone set up around Deepwater Horizon wreckage
NEW ORLEANS — The federal government has set up a security zone around the wreckage site of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which lies on the sea floor about 50 miles southeast of the Louisiana...
View ArticleFort McRae oil very toxic to humans
Test results are in for oil material found in Pensacola Bay late last month, and the numbers are frightening. A lab experienced in testing petroleum products determined that the oil’s toxicity levels...
View ArticleIn Gulf Of Mexico, ‘They Are Literally Shrimping In Oil’
Earlier this week, we made note of BP CEO Bob Dudley's complaint that the media, in their routine efforts to document the truth about what was happening in the Gulf of Mexico, had created such a...
View ArticleAnger and Frustration Bubble Over in Gulf: Spill Victims Organize Protests to...
Grassroots protests start small, and we're starting to see them organize around the Gulf over the inefficiencies and frustrations of Ken Feinberg's claims process. WALA-TV out of Mobile is reporting on...
View ArticleInvestigators: Tests warned of cement troubles before BP blowout
WASHINGTON -- Tests performed before the deadly blowout of BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico should have raised doubts about the cement used to seal the well, but the company and its cementing...
View ArticleOil Spill Commission finds Halliburton’s cement was unstable, failed several...
National Oil Spill Commission investigators have found that the Halliburton cement used to seal the bottom of BP's wild Gulf well in April was unstable and was used despite multiple failed tests in the...
View ArticleBP and Halliburton Knew Well Cement Was Unstable; U.S. Rep. Markey: “The fact...
Anyone doubting that criminal investigations are appropriate for the BP spill has to be reconsidering in light of the bombshell revelations that officials at both Halliburton and BP knew the cement was...
View ArticleFeinberg says oil spill claimants can get interim payments and still sue BP
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Independent claims administrator Ken Feinberg says Gulf of Mexico oil spill victims can keep getting periodic interim payments for the next 3 years without giving up their right...
View ArticleTests showed unstable cement in gulf oil well before explosion
A cement mixture intended to temporarily seal BP's Macondo exploration well repeatedly failed lab tests before the April 20 blowout, a presidential commission investigating the oil spill said Thursday....
View ArticleJudge orders test on Halliburton cement in BP well
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge is ordering tests to be performed as soon as possible on cement Halliburton Co. used to seal the BP well that later blew out catastrophically in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S....
View ArticleGulf oil spill: fish safety test unveiled
While government investigators, BP and Halliburton argue over the integrity of the well cement used last April in the run up to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, the lingering effects of...
View ArticleLatest Claims Facility Reversal Is Good News: Victims May Receive Interim...
In a region desperately grasping for some financial clarity, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility continues to change the rules of the game. But at least the latest reversal seems to be good news (although...
View ArticleMountains of Uncertainty Surround New NOAA, FDA Seafood Testing
It must come as quite a surprise to more casual BP spill observers that NOAA and the FDA are proudly announcing a test for detecting dispersant in seafood – because haven't we been told time and again...
View ArticleGulf oil spill claims complaints rise as payments slow
MOBILE, Ala. – After a flurry of large payouts in late September and early October, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility has noticeably slowed the money flow in the past two weeks, much to the chagrin of...
View ArticleCementing, Mainstay of Oil Drilling, Is Prone to Failure
Cementing, a crucial step in drilling safely for oil or natural gas, is prone to frequent failures such as the one that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. That appears to be...
View ArticleChecking the cement job at BP’s well
Probes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill have already found numerous problems with how BP designed and managed the drilling of its dangerous Macondo well. But although BP's...
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