BP: Statement on Gulf of Mexico
BP strongly disagrees with the decision issued today by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and will immediately appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. BP believes that the finding that it was grossly negligent with respect to the accident …
Halliburton Pays $1.1bn to Cover Macondo Well Settlement
Halliburton announced that it has reached an agreement to settle a substantial majority of the plaintiffs’ class claims asserted against the company as a result of the April 20, 2010 Macondo well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. The approximately $1.1 billion settlement, which includes legal fees, is subject to approval …
Rosneft Subsidiary Acquires Interest in ExxonMobil Gulf of Mexico Exploration Blocks
Neftegaz America Shelf LP (Neftegaz), an indirect independent subsidiary of Rosneft, acquires 30 percent interest in 20 deepwater exploration blocks in the Gulf of Mexico held by ExxonMobil, under an agreement signed by the two companies. Neftegaz America Shelf LP (Neftegaz) joins ExxonMobil to explore deepwater Gulf of Mexico Neftegaz …
OPITO-approved survival training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center helps raise the bar on offshore safety in Gulf of Mexico
The Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO) International announced today that the Hi-Con Training Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has been approved to deliver a suite of survival training courses to the OPITO standard. OPITO is wholly owned by the oil and gas industry and is responsible for ensuring …