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

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

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