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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Halliburton Worker Gets Probation for Destroying Well Tests
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Halliburton Worker Gets Probation for Destroying Well Tests

A former Halliburton Co. manager was spared jail for destroying well-testing evidence after BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil

January 21, 2014
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
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Defense

Study Shows Gulf Dolphins in Poor Health following Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

By NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration Barataria Bay, located in the northern Gulf of Mexico, received heavy and prolonged oiling after the

December 19, 2013
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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Offshore

Ex-BP Engineer Found Guilty for Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence

A former BP Plc senior engineer was found guilty of destroying evidence sought by the U.S. in a probe of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico well explosion and oil

December 18, 2013
Total Views: 10

Monday, December 16, 2013
Ex-BP Engineer Destroyed Gulf Spill Evidence, Jury Told
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Ex-BP Engineer Destroyed Gulf Spill Evidence, Jury Told

A former BP Plc engineer deliberately destroyed evidence sought by the U.S. for a probe of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico well explosion and oil spill, a federal

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 13

Monday, December 2, 2013
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Offshore

First Criminal Trial Over 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster Kicks Off

A former BP Plc engineer accused of destroying evidence sought by the U.S. for a probe of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill went on trial in the first criminal

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 5

Monday, October 21, 2013
New Report Claims Devastating Effects From Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
NOAA

New Report Claims Devastating Effects From Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

According to a recent report NOAA claims that deep-­sea soft sediment ecosystem in the immediate area of the 2010’s Deepwater Horizon blowout and

October 21, 2013
Total Views: 5

Monday, October 7, 2013
BP’s Macondo Well Dumped 4.2 Million Barrels Into Gulf, U.S. Says
Offshore

BP’s Macondo Well Dumped 4.2 Million Barrels Into Gulf, U.S. Says

BP Plc’s doomed Macondo well dumped 4.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, a lawyer for the U.S. told a judge who is assessing the

October 7, 2013
Total Views: 25

Monday, September 30, 2013
BP Fights to Shrink Gulf Oil Spill Estimate
Offshore

BP Fights to Shrink Gulf Oil Spill Estimate

BP Plc, seeking to reduce potential water-pollution fines of as much as $18 billion, is trying to convince a judge that less oil spilled in the 2010 Gulf of

September 30, 2013
Total Views: 23

Thursday, September 19, 2013
Judge Accepts Haliburton Guilty Plea for Destroying Macondo Well Test Evidence
News

Judge Accepts Haliburton Guilty Plea for Destroying Macondo Well Test Evidence

A federal judge accepted a Halliburton Co. unit’s guilty plea to destroying tests conducted on cement work connected to the BP Plc-owned well that

September 19, 2013
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, August 20, 2013
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Engineering News

Can a Wärtsilä Vasa 32 Diesel Really Self-Destruct?

The following question was posted today in the gCaptain Forum: One of the suggested ignition sources for the Deepwater Horizon explosion was that the No. 3

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 314

Friday, July 26, 2013
Halliburton’s Guilt Doesn’t Absolve BP
Offshore

Halliburton’s Guilt Doesn’t Absolve BP

Another Deepwater Horizon aftershock today with Halliburton, the contractor in charge of the cement job that was supposed to keep the Macondo well from blowing

July 26, 2013
Total Views: 13

Halliburton to Plead Guilty to Destroying 2010 Oil Spill Evidence
Offshore

Halliburton to Plead Guilty to Destroying 2010 Oil Spill Evidence

A Halliburton Co. unit will plead guilty to destroying tests on cement work done on a BP Plc-owned oil well that exploded and caused the 2010 Gulf of Mexico

July 26, 2013
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, July 16, 2013
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News

Anadarko Must Face Lawsuit Over Macondo Disaster, May Have Misled Investors

July 16 (Bloomberg) — Anadarko Petroleum Corp., a partner in the BP Plc well that blew up in 2010 and triggered the largest U.S. offshore oil spill, must

July 16, 2013
Total Views: 34

Sunday, June 2, 2013
Deepwater Horizon Well Site Leaders Seek Dismissal
Offshore

Deepwater Horizon Well Site Leaders Seek Dismissal

(Bloomberg) Two BP Plc (BP/) well-site leaders who were aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig when an explosion killed 11 workers and triggered the

June 2, 2013
Total Views: 11

Friday, April 19, 2013
BP Faces Uncertainty on Third Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Offshore

BP Faces Uncertainty on Third Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster

BP Plc faces the third anniversary of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow with no sure knowledge of how much more it will have to

April 19, 2013
Total Views: 124

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
U.S. Offshore Drilling Safer Post DWH, Panel Says
Offshore

U.S. Offshore Drilling Safer Post DWH, Panel Says

Offshore drilling is safer than prior to the BP Plc spill in 2010 even though the U.S. Congress has failed to pass legislation tightening

April 17, 2013
Total Views: 3

Sunday, April 7, 2013
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Offshore

BP Spill Judge Rejects Request to Halt Some Payments

Bloomberg – On Friday the judge presiding over the BP Plc (BP/) spill trial aimed at determining liability for the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S.

April 7, 2013
Total Views: 2

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Transocean Exec Refutes Claims Deepwater Horizon Was Improperly Maintained
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Transocean Exec Refutes Claims Deepwater Horizon Was Improperly Maintained

March 26 (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. properly maintained its Deepwater Horizon rig before the April 2010 blowout of a BP Plc well that set off the

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 60

Monday, March 25, 2013
Deepwater Horizon Fire Too Big to Fight, Chief Mate Testifies
Offshore

Deepwater Horizon Fire Too Big to Fight, Chief Mate Testifies

By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, March 25 (Reuters) – The officer in charge of safety on Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 119

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Transocean CEO: Deepwater Horizon Crew “Should Have Done More”
Offshore

Transocean CEO: Deepwater Horizon Crew “Should Have Done More”

By Allen Johnson Jr. and Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. crew on the Deepwater Horizon “should have done more” to prevent

March 19, 2013
Total Views: 134
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