Posts Tagged ‘rig’
Bp Oil Spill | Obama In India; BP Oil Spill Hearings Begin …
President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose after a joint press conference at Hyderabad House on Nov. 8, 2010, in New Delhi, India. President Obama is spending a second day in New Delhi, where he is addressing Indian parliament during the first portion of his 10-day trip through Asia. Obama praised the relationship between the [...]
BP's oil spill costs grow, keep lid on Q3 profit – News, Weather …
By JANE WARDELL and ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Oil company BP PLC shied away from spearheading any industry rush back into the Gulf of Mexico as it revealed Tuesday that the cost of its devastating oil spill has jumped to $40 billion - taking the shine off a return to profit in the third quarter. Chief Executive Bob Dudley was [...]
Letter: BP, Halliburton knew of flaws in cement in Gulf oil spill …
Oil giant BP and contractor Halliburton knew of potential flaws in the cement slurry used to reinforce the oil well below the Deepwater Horizon rig before it exploded in April, according to a letter Thursday from the lead investigator for a federal probe of the Gulf oil disaster.Read more on CNN Tags: Cement, Flaws, Gulf, Halliburton, Knew, [...]
Report: Obama Administration Blocked Gulf Oil Spill Figures …
A panel appointed by the president to investigate the gulf oil spill crisis has faulted the Obama administration with several serious missteps, including blocking efforts by government scientists to inform the public about possible worst-case scenarios.Documents released Wednesday accuse the Obama administration of making erroneous early estimates [...]
Kevin Costner Testifies Before Congress at Oil Spill Hearings
During the hearings, the 'Dances with Wolves' star states, 'Americans demand that this nightmare that continues to chase us into the 21st century be solved with real solutions.' Kevin Costner has returned to Washington, D.C. to urge top U.S. politicians to ensure there will never be another oil disaster like the one that destroyed wildlife and [...]
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Waste management plans cover oil recovery and wastes relating to the Deepwater Horizon rig incidentCommunity outreach
BP says multiple companies contributed to oil disaster – US Gulf …
BP says multiple companies contributed to oil disasterNEW ORLEANS — Oil giant BP PLC places much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on workers at sea, other companies, and a complex series of failures in an internal report released today before a key piece of evidence has been analyzed.Read more on Journal [...]
BP says multiple companies contributed to oil disaster – US Gulf …
BP says multiple companies contributed to oil disasterNEW ORLEANS — Oil giant BP PLC places much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on workers at sea, other companies, and a complex series of failures in an internal report released today before a key piece of evidence has been analyzed.Read more on Journal [...]
Oil spill not our fault, BP says in report on Gulf disaster – US …
Oil spill not our fault, BP says in report on Gulf disasterBP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States’ worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs.Read more on Ottawa Citizen Tags: DisasterOil spill not our fault, BP says [...]
Gulf platform crew awaiting transport to Houma hospital | NOLA.com
Published: Thursday, September 02, 2010, 1:18 PM Updated: Thursday, September 02, 2010, 2:14 PM The 13 crewmembers of the disabled Mariner Energy rig are awaiting transport from another rig to Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma, according to a manager of the company contracted to provide helicopter service to Mariner rigs.In a [...]
