Category: BP Disaster
BP finally puts money into escrow
Press Release (Note that this is nearly two months after they made the commitment): BP announced today that it has established a trust and made…
Buzz: VoO told not to report oil?
Over the weekend, I was told by a family member of one of BP’s Vessels of Opportunity program that the boat captain had been told…
Oil hits Mississippi marshes
The Mobile Press Register continues to report on BP oil washing on the shores of Mississippi and Alabama. The latest story by reported Ben Raines…
Scientists suspicious of oil disappearance
The Miami Herald reports: Many scientists say they’re skeptical of a widely publicized government report Wednesday that concludes much of the oil that gushed from…
Buzz: BP workers get pay cut
We heard last night that BP workers have had their hourly pay rate cut by $4 by some of the contractors—from $18/hour to $14/hour.
BP Static Kill Helping Shares
The success of the “Static Kill” operation looks to be helping BP’s market shares. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the company is now…
Over 43 millions gallons of BP oil still in the Gulf
Before we praise BP and declare the disaster over, we still have crude in the Gulf. Even if NOAA report is correct and 75 percent…
Gulf Hurting Long Before Spill
The USA Today ran a very good piece today on the decline of diversity in the Gulf of Mexico, long before the BP oil spill….
PNJ Cooper nails BP Claims head
Pensacola News Journal reporter Louis Cooper tried to pin down BP VP Darryl Willis, who heads the oil giant’s claims processing, on how close is…
BP responds to Claims articles
BP Spin Machine has issued this press release. If you’re a local business owner, let me know your experiences. BP Takes Action to Fast-Track Claims…
BP Disaster: 205 million gallons and BP says its now disappeared…Ouila!
New York Times: Nearly five million barrels of oil have gushed from BP’s well since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, according to…
Oil dispersant may be washing up
Mobile Press Register is reporting that the stained, brown water seen washing up in pockets along Alabama beaches for the last two weeks appears to…
Perdido Key In Hunt For Pepsi Disaster Grant
According to the Perdido Key Chamber: Pepsi has a grant contest going on right now to help “Refresh the Gulfâ€. The Pepsi Refresh Project is…
DEP Sole turns in resignation
Mike Sole, Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, sent Gov. Charlie Crist a letter of resignation, effective Sept. 10, 2010, “now that the…
Pensacola homes could lose $40K in value
CoreLogic, a California-based provider of information, analytics and business services, reported today that the impact of the BP DeepWater Horizon oil spill on home values…
Buzz: Huge oil plume 30 mi. off our beach
The talk among some of the workers hired to fight the BP oil disaster is that a huge plume of oil has been found 30…
Menhaden may be key indicator of Gulf health
The Mobile Press Register writes that the sudden and complete crash of the herring population in the wake of the Exxon Valdez spill holds a…
Static top kill has risks
The drilling insider forum The Oil Drum describes the static top kill process and the risks involved. The two risks involved are: 1) It may…
Rewrite of disaster begins, don’t believe it
The Daily Telegraph is now questioning whether Deepwater Horizon qualifies as an environmental disaster. According to Alex Spillius, the oil has evaporated, only three dolphins…
BP Promises $100 Million More
Press Release: BP today announced that it will establish a $100 million charitable fund to support unemployed rig workers experiencing economic hardship as a result…
