Latest Deepwater Horizon Stories
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online At least 11 people were injured and two others have been reported missing following an explosion at an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, various media outlets are reporting. According to CNN Wire Service reports, the explosion occurred approximately 20 miles off the coast of the town of Grand Isle, Louisiana. The explosion triggered a fire on board the platform, which was used for production purposes and not for drilling,...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, subjecting America’s Gulf Coast region to the single largest offshore oil spill in history. The effects of this oil spill are still being felt by the lands surrounding the area, the wildlife who called the area home and the people who made their living from industries in the region. There’s a bit of justice that’s been served today, as British Petroleum (BP) has...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and PANAMA CITY, Fla. and NEW ORLEANS and MOBILE, Ala. and HOUSTON and MONTGOMERY, Ala. and JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- "Individuals and Families and the firms that represent them have had it tough due to the complexity of the processes and algorithms behind the Individual Economic Loss Claims in the 1000+ Page Settlement Agreement. These types of claims are particularly challenging to evaluate and calculate. Preparing these Individual...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and PANAMA CITY, Fla. and NEW ORLEANS and MOBILE, Ala. and HOUSTON and MONTGOMERY Ala. and JACKSON, Missi., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- "Our clients span all states and beyond in the affected areas of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. They have been clamoring for these additional causation tests to be built into the Oil Claim Calculator software so they can use our system to include more claimants. If a claimant is in Zone B, C or D, and does not pass...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., PANAMA CITY, Fla., NEW ORLEANS, HOUSTON, MONTGOMERY, Ala., NEW YORK, And JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Deepwater Horizon Settlement Authority is now up and running and started making payment offers to the affected more than two weeks ago. The Oil Claim Calculator software is the engine that allows law firms, accounting firms, and claims preparation firms to prepare claims and file them for the affected in record time with calculations that...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The Deepwater Horizon, an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible off-shore drilling rig was an engineering marvel that set the record for drilling the world’s deepest oil well in September 2009. The roughly 7-mile-deep well is now infamous for being the site of the single largest off-shore oil spill in history, a disaster that captured the attention of world media for over 3 months. While BP has accepted...
The BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico during the spring of 2010 could have been prevented if the experiences of earlier disasters had been put to use, REMESO researcher Charles Woolfson claims. The United States government is now accusing BP of gross negligence and deliberate misconduct, and taking the company to court. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil platform exploded into the ocean; south of the southern coast of the US. The explosion caused the deaths of eleven...
IT Strategies Group’s “Oil Claim Calculator” for calculating BP Claims is featured on ABC News as a Top Story and Decodes the 1,000+ page Deepwater Horizon Settlement Agreement for the Masses Fort Lauderdale, Florida (PRWEB) August 20, 2012 “If you're still trying to figure out if you have a BP oil spill claim there's help for you online at the Oil Claim Calculator®. It’s a game changer. You can calculate one or more Business Economic Loss claims in a single day...
New NSF funded study shows how currents and winds shaped where hydrocarbons from Deepwater Horizon went The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in spring 2010 is the largest oil spill in the history of the United States, with more than 200 million gallons of crude oil released at about 1,500 m. depth off the Mississippi Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of the accident, the proximity of the intense Loop Current, flowing from the Yucatan Channel to the Florida Straits, raised major concerns...
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Pete Beach City Council convened last night, and voted to retain outside legal counsel to evaluate and pursue recovery of the economic losses sustained by the City as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including lost tax revenues and tourist related income. The team of lawyers recommended by City Manager Michael Bonfield is led by Ronnie G. Penton of the Louisiana-based Penton Law Firm and includes Tampa class...
