New Orleans Tagged Articles
Mexico, hundreds of others sue BP over Gulf oil spill damages
Mexico is pursuing legal action against BP for its role in spilling millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf. The lawsuit was filed in March just before the third anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which killed 11
Florida sues BP and Halliburton for $5.5 billion over oil spill damages
The State of Florida filed a lawsuit against BP and some of its affiliated companies last week on the third anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which killed 11 workers and turned much of the northern Gulf of Mexico into
Some Gulf species in peril after BP oil spill, but seafood marketers upbeat
When the Tampa Bay Times published an article about the number of sick fish that continue to turn up in the Gulf of Mexico three years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition offered to send
BP calls witnesses to testify in its defense as oil spill trial enters 7th week
Individuals, businesses, and government bodies from local to federal harmed by BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill say the oil giant acted with gross negligence in the events leading to the April 2010 disaster, which killed 11 workers and allowed more
New study shows energy drinks can raise blood pressure, cause abnormal heart rhythm
A new study shows that energy drinks, such as Red Bull, Monster, and 5-Hour Energy, may increase blood pressure and cause erratic heartbeat.
Halliburton faces court sanctions for withholding well cement samples
BP contractor Halliburton will likely face sanctions for its refusal to turn over samples of the cement it used to seal the doomed Macondo well, which erupted in a series of deadly explosions on April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers
Gulf’s recovery from BP spill will require maximum fines plus $25 billion, environmental groups say
Using cleanup cost assessments from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, U.S. environmental groups say that BP needs to pay $25 billion on top of the record $17.6 billion in civil fines it may have to pay in
Judge slashes BP’s oil spill liability by 810,000 barrels
A federal judge agreed Tuesday to let BP off the hook for 810,000 barrels of the 4.9 million barrels (206 million gallons) of oil released by its blown-out Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, accepting the argument that the
No agreement in sight makes BP oil spill trial seem inevitable
With no agreement in sight, BP officials acknowledged Tuesday that it appears the company is headed court to defend itself against civil claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
BP says Gulf states’ oil spill claims are inflated, unrealistic
In its efforts to stop the financial hemorrhaging brought about the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP voiced strong objections to the billions of dollars in damages sought by the Gulf States and a number of municipalities harmed by the
