Gulf Oil Spill News

A federal judge in New Orleans approved Transocean’s guilty plea and $400 million in penalties for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout.

A federal judge in New Orleans approved Transocean’s guilty plea and $400 million in penalties for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout.

A US judge approved Thursday a $400 million settlement in criminal penalties against the rig operator involved in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in American history.

In plea deal drilling co. Transocean agrees to pay $400M in criminal penalties for its role in 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill

A federal judge on Thursday accepted Transocean Ltd's guilty plea for violating the U.S. Clean Water Act and the rig contractor's payment of $400 million to settle U.S. criminal charges over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill at BP Plc's Macondo well.

A judge on Thursday accepted drilling rig operator Transocean Ltd.'s agreement to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act and pay $400 million to settle U.S. government criminal charges over the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill at BP Plc's Macondo well in 2010.

In this April 21, 2010 file image, fire boats battle the blaze on the Deepwater Horizon. / AP NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has approved Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay $400 million in criminal penalties for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday accepted Transocean Ltd's guilty plea for violating the U.S. Clean Water Act and the rig contractor's payment of $400 million to settle U.S. criminal charges over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill at BP Plc's Macondo well. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, accepted the plea, citing the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has approved Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay $400 million in criminal penalties for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Transocean Ltd. and federal prosecutors won approval of the oil driller’s agreement to plead guilty to violating the U.S. Clean Water Act for its role in the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Some of the money that Alabama receives from BP over the Gulf oil spill could end up helping coastal residents make their homes more resistant to wind damage from hurricanes.That is one of the recommendations ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge was expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay $400 million in criminal penalties for its role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Judge to rule on Transocean's plea deal with Justice Department over Gulf oil spill

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge was expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanour charge and pay $400 million in ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge was expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay $400 million in criminal penalties for its role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Locals can weigh in on plans to spend what could be billions of dollars in BP oil-spill fine money on coastal protection and restoration projects.

MTorrice writes "During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, clean up crews applied millions of liters of dispersants to break up the oil. At the time, the public and some scientists worried about the environmental effects of the chemicals, in particular how long they would last in the deep sea. According to a new Environmental Protection Agency study, the key active ...

MTorrice writes "During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, clean up crews applied millions of liters of dispersants to break up the oil. At the time, the public and some scientists worried about the environmental effects of the chemicals, in particular how long they would last in the deep sea. According to a new Environmental Protection Agency study, the key active ...

MTorrice writes "During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, clean up crews applied millions of liters of dispersants to break up the oil. At the time, the public and some scientists worried about the environmental effects of the chemicals, in particular how long they would last in the deep sea. According to a new Environmental Protection Agency study, the key active ...

MTorrice writes "During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, clean up crews applied millions of liters of dispersants to break up the oil. At the time, the public and some scientists worried about the environmental effects of the chemicals, in particular how long they would last in the deep sea. According to a new Environmental Protection Agency study, the key active ...