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DOJ – Moex Offshore Agrees to $90 Million Partial Settlement of Liability in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater Horizon Spill, this news release: “MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to settle its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in a settlement with the United States valued at $90 million, announced the Department of Justice, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Continue Reading

Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Offshore Drilling Safety

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Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater Horizon Spill, via National Academies Press – Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Offshore Drilling Safety “This report examines the causes of the blowout of the Macondo well that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 and provides a series of recommendations, for both… Continue Reading

BSEE Issues 2nd Set of Deepwater Horizon Violations

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News release: “The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today issued a second set of regulatory violations arising from operations conducted in connection with the Macondo well. The violations were issued as Incidents of Non-Compliance (INC). A total of five INCs were issued by faxed letter to BP; four of the INCs were violations… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Neurocognitive Assessment Tools, Health Care Price Transparency, Federal Government's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook

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Preventing Sexual Harassment: DOD Needs Greater Leadership Commitment and an Oversight Framework, GAO-11-809, Sep 21, 2011 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Actions Needed to Reduce Evolving but Uncertain Federal Financial Risks, GAO-12-86, Oct 24, 2011 Department of Defense: Use of Neurocognitive Assessment Tools in Post-Deployment Identification of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, GAO-12-27R, Oct 24, 2011 Health… Continue Reading

NOAA researchers release study on emissions from BP/Deepwater Horizon controlled burns

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News release: “During the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned off to reduce the size of surface oil slicks and minimize impacts of oil on sensitive shoreline ecosystems and marine life. In response to the spill, NOAA quickly redirected its WP-3D research… Continue Reading

Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report

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Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater Horizon Spill, as follows: “The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today released its final investigative report on the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion, loss of life, and resulting oil spill. The report is comprised of Volume… Continue Reading

Chief Counsel's Report – BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, see Macondo – the Gulf Oil Disaster – Chief Counsel’s Report | 2011, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill And Offshore Drilling | Report to the President “Notwithstanding demanding time constraints, the Commission‘s Chief Counsel Fred Bartlit and his investigative team have… Continue Reading

Final Report Issued by National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

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Deep Water – The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling Report to the President, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, January 2011 [Note: GPO has also published this report, here] “…the disaster in the Gulf undermined public faith in the energy industry, government regulators, and even… Continue Reading

NOAA Launches Website Housing Previously Released Public Information from the Deepwater Horizon Response

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News release: “NOAA unveiled a web archive of the maps, wildlife reports, scientific reports and other previously released public information used by emergency responders, fishermen, mariners and local officials during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The NOAA Deepwater Horizon Library can be accessed via http://www.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon. Continue Reading

New Working Papers – National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

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Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, two new working papers via the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: Stopping the Spill: The Five-Month Effort to Kill the Macondo Well – Staff Working Paper No. 6: “The containment story thus contains two parallel threads. First,… Continue Reading