Thu, 23 May 2013 19:52:06 CDT nola.com
The National Academy of Sciences also received $500 million under those settlements for human health and environmental protection, including Gulf oil spill protection and response.
Thu, 23 May 2013 06:18:06 CDT bellona.org
MURMANSK -The Arctic nations that make up the Arctic Council partially approved an expansion of their organization by granting China, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore permanent observer status in a powerful signal of the polar region's growing international importance.
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:53 CDT pennenergy.com
State Attorney General Greg Abbott said BP and Transocean "engaged in willful and wanton misconduct," according to Bloomberg. Transocean was named in the lawsuit because it owned the drilling rig that exploded and subsequently sank into the Gulf.
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:14:48 CDT allafrica.com
The Ikarama Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has disagreed with Shell Petroleum Development Company over the cause of the reported oil spills from nearby oil wells.
Tue, 21 May 2013 06:17:48 CDT upi.com
A member of Congress who led an investigation into the BP oil spill in 2010 expressed outrage that a judge threw out a charge against a former BP executive.
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:14:45 CDT alaskadispatch.com
Shell suspended its 2013 drilling season following the incidents and problems with the Noble Discoverer drill ship, considered a counterpart to the Kulluk. Under the program's oil spill response plan, one ship cannot drill without the other.
Mon, 20 May 2013 17:22:43 CDT bloomberg.com
Former BP Plc (BP/) executive David Rainey won a bid to dismiss a charge he obstructed a congressional investigation into the 2010 oil spill because his indictment was flawed, a U.S. judge ruled.
Sat, 18 May 2013 20:07:18 CDT aljazeera.com
Texas, alleges the companies and others "engaged in wilful and wanton misconduct" in the 2010 Deep Horizon oil spill.
Fri, 17 May 2013 23:25:34 CDT bloomberg.com
Texas sued BP Plc, Transocean Ltd. and others involved in the 2010 oil spill, calling it the "worst environmental disaster" in U.S. history and becoming the fifth Gulf of Mexico state to file claims.
Fri, 17 May 2013 09:52:57 CDT marinelink.com
Nearly 250 first responders participated in a National Preparedness Response Exercise Program in Los Angeles including U.S.