Gulf Oil Spill News

Against a backdrop of shrimp boats and working fishermen getting ready for the season, the Gulf Restoration Network held a news conference Tuesday to reflect on the impact of the BP oil spill three years later.

Editor’s Note: The rupture of an oil pipeline last week carrying Canadian tar sands has focused national attention on the risks of transporting this particular type of crude, which is difficult to clean up. Another spill in Michigan’s Lake Kalamazoo three years ago is still being cleaned up.

WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS - April 2013 marks three years since the rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Residents, public officials and conservation groups hosted a press conference and rally at the BP civil trial on Tuesday. Organizers said they want to make sure BP and others are held fully accountable for its role in the deaths of 11 ...

Three years after the oil spill, the gulf seafood industry has recovered significantly. Jim Gunkel is the business manager at Quality Poultry and Seafood in Biloxi. He says right after the BP oil spill, sales took a dramatic drop. But in the months and years that followed, consumers slowly got their confidence back and seafood sales increased substantially.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A BP team leader who supervised managers on the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 testified Monday that he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project, but didn't have any safety concerns before the deadly blast.

FORT PAYNE — Any Alabama business may be eligible for a settlement for losses due to the BP oil spill.

A BP team leader who supervised managers on the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 testified Monday that he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project, but didn't have ...

A BP team leader who supervised managers on the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 testified Monday that he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project, but didn't have any safety...

By Allen Johnson Jr. & Jef Feeley - 2013-04-15T18:00:50Z The BP Plc (BP/) official who oversaw operations at the Macondo well said the oil-drilling crew raised no safety concerns at a meeting less than a month before a fatal blast ripped through the rig, spewing millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

A BP team leader who supervised managers on the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project but didn't have any safety concerns before the deadly...

A BP team leader who supervised managers on the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project but didn't have any safety concerns ...

NEW ORLEANS — A BP team leader who supervised managers on the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project but didn't have any safety concerns before the deadly blast.

BP team leader who oversaw rig managers testifies as trial over Gulf oil spill enters 8th week        

City’s new online home dedicated to being more service-centric for citizensManhattan, KS (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 It’s rare that beauty and purpose results from the stain of a major disaster.But in the spring and summer of 2010, when people across the globe watched in shock, frustration and often anger as millions of gallons of oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion and sinking ...

BP to call 1st witness at trial over Gulf spill BP to call 1st witness at trial over Gulf spill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP is scheduled to call its first witness at a trial designed to determine causes and assign blame for its April 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico claims federal prosecutors have tacked on 'farcical' allegations that he also deleted dozens of voicemails to stymie a grand

NEW ORLEANS - A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says federal prosecutors have tacked on "farcical" ...

A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says federal prosecutors have tacked on "farcical" allegations ...

Mayor Nelda Martinez on Wednesday night stressed the importance of partnerships over competition before about 100 conservationists vying for a piece of the anticipated settlement from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Its now been three years since the Gulf oil spill and with BP and other parties on trial in federal court for violations of environmental laws, the question arises "How healthy is the Gulf?"