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Senator David Vitter Says BP Restoration Fine Payment "A Good Step" In Continued Recovery From 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

Brandon Comeaux — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:14:27 +0000

BP has announced they have agreed to pay $340 million of the $1 billion that they initially agreed to pay for early restoration through Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA).

[UPDATE] 2 BP Employees Indicted On Manslaughter Charges In The 2010 Oil Spill

Michael Scott — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:44:22 +0000

Two BP employees have been indicted on manslaughter charges in the 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster.

Federal Report On BP Oil Spill Could Be Released Today

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:57:59 +0000

Insiders in Washington, D.C. tell us that the release of the federal government's final report on the Deepwater Horizon disaster is imminent. Some sources close to the report say that it could be available for public consumption as early as today.

Deep Water Drilling? Drill Baby!

Brad Vincent — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:14:48 +0000

Go baby Go! Finally some good news, and hopefully things will start looking up with our offshore industry! State Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle announced today that the federal government has granted the first Gulf of Mexico deep water drilling permit in the last several months. Angelle made the announcement during a conference call [...]