On the morning of Friday, December 9, a 130-foot-long cylinder weighing approximately 950,000 pounds rolled off of a barge and into the water roughly 500 yards from shore. The cylinder en route to BP’s Cherry Point refinery in Cherry Point,Read More
BP Accuses Halliburton of Destroying Deepwater Horizon Evidence
In a recent court filing, BP asked a federal judge to sanction Halliburton for allegedly destroying evidence of shoddy cement work done on the Macondo well that blew out on April 20, 2010. With trial expected to begin in lateRead More
BP Set To Resume Drilling Operations In The Gulf
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) recently approved BP’s drilling plan for the Kaskida development, clearing the way for the company’s imminent return to the Gulf of Mexico. This decision comes just 18 months afterRead More
Tug Boat Engine Room Fire in San Leon
The San Leon, Texas Volunteer Fire Department was summoned to the Robinson Docks on Dickinson Bayou Monday evening to battle an engine room fire on a tugboat. Due to the confined space, the fire quickly spread to the vessel’s deckRead More
Hercules Liftboat Capsizes; 5 Crewmembers Treated for Minor Injuries
Houston-based Hercules Offshore announced today that one of its liftboats, the Starfish, capsized after being struck by multiple waterspouts on the evening of September 30, 2011. The accident occurred roughly 30 miles from Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Fortunately, all five crewmembersRead More
NTSB Points the Finger in Last Year’s Sabine-Neches Oil Spill
Officials working for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the results of their investigation today into what caused the January 22, 2010 Port Arthur collision of the towboat Dixie Vengeance and the tanker Eagle Otome. As the two vesselsRead More
