Another retired USCG admiral named to head BSEE
AUGUST 15, 2013 — When James Watson steps down as Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) at the end of this month, he will be succeeded by another
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Halliburton cops plea in Deepwater Horizon case
JULY 25, 2013 — Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of Justice reports. A criminal information charging
Nobu Su welcomes U.S. bankruptcy court ruling
JUNE 26, 2013 — A judge in a U.S. Court has ruled that banks in Taiwan seeking to put pressure on shipowner Nobu Su’s TMT must allow cash to be used to
BP prepares for Deepwater Horizon civil liability trial
FEBRUARY 19, 20013 — BP says it is preparing for the federal civil trial beginning next Monday in the Deepwater Horizon Multi-District Litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
Federal judge accepts Transocean guilty plea
FEBRUARY 15, 2013 — U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo of the Eastern District of Louisiana, yesterday accepted Transocean Deepwater Inc.’s plea of guilty to a violation of the Clean Water Act
Court accepts BP’s Deepwater Horizon plea deal
JANUARY 29, 2013 — BP today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has accepted the company’s plea resolving all federal criminal charges against the company stemming
Transocean agrees to pay $1.4 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement
JANUARY 3, 2013 — Zug, Switzerland, headquartered Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) reports that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve certain outstanding civil and
BP settles criminal charges in Deepwater Horizon case
NOVEMBER 16, 2012 — BP has reached agreement with the United States government, subject to court approval, to resolve all federal criminal charges and all claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission
BOEM releases final details of Western Gulf lease sale
OCTOBER 25, 2012 — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final details for Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 229. To be held on November 28, 2012, in
Indictment alleges Gulf clean-up training scam
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 — In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, many fisheries were closed, causing many fishermen in the Gulf region to seek other sources of employment, including as