WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2010. Summary: A federal district court of Louisiana decided today to lift the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by President Obama in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil industry groups challenged the moratorium on the grounds it caused irreparable[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 20201.  Today BP announced that it will donate the net revenue it receives from the sale of oil recovered from the MC252 spill to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). NFWF, whose mission is to preserve and restore America’s native wildlife species and habitats, will direct this[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  The commission appointed by President Obama to investigate the BP disaster in the Gulf won’t likely recommend lifting a ban on deepwater drilling, The New York Times reports. William K. Reilly, co-chair of the bipartisan panel, said lifting the moratorium would require fundamental changes to the[Read More…]

NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media this morning. JOE KLINKER: OK.  Good morning, everyone.  This is Lt. Joe Klinker, Press Secretary for Admiral Allen, National Incident Commander.  Thank you for joining us today.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  The Obama Administration today sent a third bill for $51.4 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. As a responsible party, BP is financially responsible for all costs associated with the response to the spill,[Read More…]

MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  The Florida Peninsula Command Post (FPCP) has implemented a “Trigger Response” plan that will provide early, responsible and practical actions to collect oil products offshore and protect sensitive shorelines and natural resources if weathered Deepwater Horizon-related oil products were to approach the Florida Peninsula or Florida Keys.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today swore-in former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich to lead reforms that will strengthen oversight and policing of offshore oil and gas development. Bromwich will oversee the fundamental restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service, which was responsible for[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include areas where the oil slick is moving beyond the current boundaries off of the Florida panhandle and due south of Mississippi. This federal closure does not apply to any state waters. Closing[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson returned to Galveston, Texas, on June 11 from an eight-day research mission to investigate the presence and distribution of subsurface oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. The mission collected water samples for chemical analysis and tested the feasibility of using acoustic[Read More…]

GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010.  BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Two systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the MC252 well and transport them to vessels on the[Read More…]