Stearns votes to open more areas of Gulf to oil drilling Less than two years after the explosion that triggered the biggest oil spill in American history, a handful of Florida Republicans have voted to open more of the Gulf of Mexico to drilling.
Moex Agrees to Pay $90 Million to Settle U.S. Spill Claims Mitsui & Co.’s MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC will pay $90 million to the U.S. and five states for violating the Clean Water Act in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to court filings.
Mitsui Unit to Pay $90 Million Over Gulf Oil Spill Mitsui & Co. Ltd.’s MOEX Offshore agreed with the U.S. Justice Department to pay at least $90 million to settle some of its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the first government settlement involving the BP Plc Macondo well. …
UGA scientists to study effects of Gulf oil spill ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Three university of Georgia scientists have received a three-year grant to study the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye and UGA colleagues Patricia Medeiros and Christof Meile have received a $1.3 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. The university said in a ...
BP may soon reach deal on oil spill BP Plc, operator of the Macondo well that caused the worst oil spill in the United States, may reach a settlement for the disaster this week after a partner agreed on fines, an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst said.
BP could reach settlement for Gulf oil spill this week BP PLC, operator of the Macondo well that caused the United States’ worst oil spill , may reach a settlement for the disaster this week after a partner agreed on fines, an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst said. Read full article >>
Company settles in 2010 oil spill case WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- A minority shareholder in the failed well that sparked the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico said it agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government.
MOEX Reaches Gulf Spill Accord as BP Settles With Well Supplier Mitsui & Co.’s MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC will pay $90 million to the U.S. and five states to settle pollution violations related to 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill while BP and its drilling fluid provider for the Macondo well agreed to dismiss claims against each other.