Macondo Well

Arrest of BP Engineer Exposes the Smoking Gun?

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 04.24.2012

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Today, the Justice Department arrested a former BP engineer for allegedly destroying hundreds of text messages that included details of flow rate calculations of their blown out Macondo well in the days immediately following the Gulf disaster on April 20, 2010, just over two years ago.

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Lost Rig Workers' Families Seek Elusive Justice

AP | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 04.27.2012

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge has delayed the federal trial over the worst U.S. offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making s...

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BP Gets First Gulf Drilling Permit Since Oil Spill

AP | By HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 12.26.2011

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-- U.S. officials have given BP the go-ahead to drill a new deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico, its first such permit since last year's catastrophi...

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The Big Fix Opens New Orleans Film Festival as Fresh Oil Continues From BP Macondo Site

Jerry Cope | Posted 12.18.2011

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The Big Fix, Josh and Rebecca Tickell's new film documenting the massive cover-up of the continuing effects from BP's Blowout at the Macondo site in the Gulf of Mexico, premiered to open the 22nd Annual New Orleans Film Festival Friday night.

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In Praise of Public Interest Journalism

Patrick Parenteau | Posted 11.21.2011

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Not surprisingly, the New York Times expose has sparked a strong, sometimes vicious, response from the oil and gas industry. It is not only the environment that is under assault; it is the very concept of public service journalism.

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Final Government Report on BP Blowout Cites "Poor Risk Management

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 11.14.2011

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Today, the Joint Investigation Team issued its final report on it's investigation of BP's Macondo Well Blowout and subsequent oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010.

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Macondo Well Flowing Again? Not Likely

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 11.04.2011

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Over the last several weeks, many have become concerned based on reports of oil on the surface of the water near BP's now P&A'd (plugged and abandoned) Macondo Well, and concern has been growing that the well is now leaking oil.

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Halliburton Sues BP Over Deepwater Crisis

AP | By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 11.02.2011

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NEW ORLEANS -- BP PLC has engaged in a "cover up scheme" to hide its culpability for the deadly rig explosion that spawned last year's massive oil spi...

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Halliburton Sues BP Over Deepwater Well Blowout

AP | By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 11.02.2011

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NEW ORLEANS -- BP PLC has engaged in a "cover up scheme" to hide its culpability for the deadly rig explosion that spawned last year's massive oil spi...

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BP Reduces Its Gulf Disaster Bill By Settling With Partner

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 07.20.2011

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LONDON — BP has struck a deal to receive around $1 billion from one of its minority partners in the blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, raising hopes...

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Preview of Spill Commission Report -- Confirms Weaknesses in Industry, Government

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.25.2011

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The presidential oil spill commission's conclusions, though not completely off base, are tainted by politics, lack of industry experience on the panel, and what I believe to be its effort to spread blame, not pinpoint it.

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BP's Gulf Well To Be Declared Dead By Sunday

AP | HARRY R. WEBER and MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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KENNER, La. — The Obama administration moved to head off another catastrophic leak like the BP disaster Wednesday, ordering oil and gas companie...

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