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Louisiana’s oyster production still struggles after oil spill
The typical oyster season in Louisiana, which starts in September, produces an average of 25o million pounds of oysters – about one-third of the nation’s oyster supply. This year, however, thanks to the BP oil spill and the Mississippi River
BP asks court to keep blowout preventer in neutral hands
Ever since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, BP, its partners, and its contractors have been at odds with one another, ensconced in legal efforts to share liability and mitigate hefty financial losses.
UK government report reveals deteriorating offshore oil safety
The United Kingdom’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned the nation’s offshore oil and gas industry about its safety record after the latest statistics revealed significant increases in serious injuries and unexpected hydrocarbon releases. The announcement reflects an ongoing
BP partner says it won't contribute to oil spill cleanup costs
Andarko Petroleum Corp., one of the world’s largest independent oil exploration and production companies, says that it is not going to contribute anything toward the cleanup and containment of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, despite federal law,
BP developed precise oil flow measuring technology years ago
Kate Sheppard, a Washington-based journalist who covers energy and environmental politics in Mother Jones’ Washington bureau, recently came across an August 2008 article in BP’s magazine Frontiers in which the company boasts of its cutting-edge technological abilities to measure oil
OSHA provides training and guides for oil-spill workers
For more than 6 weeks, many residents of the Gulf Coast have become impromptu BP employees, cleaning up a toxic oil spill that threatens to ruin their communities and their livelihoods. Because most of the cleanup workers are not intimately
BP orchestrated disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup
BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been compared to the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound ever since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank to the bottom in April. Additionally, BP’s cleanup and containment efforts
Satellite images reveal another Gulf oil spill
BP isn’t the only oil company currently spilling crude oil into the Gulf from defective wells and broken riser pipes, satellite images reveal. An offshore rig named the Ocean Saratoga has been spewing oil into the water since at least
BP explosion exposes antiquated laws and limits
Members of Congress are working to repeal the Death on the High Seas Act of 1920 (commonly referred to as DOSHA), an antiquated law that sets limits on the damages that family members and other dependents can collect in the
