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Ottawa raising offshore liability cap to $1 billion in Arctic, Atlantic waters

The Canadian PressJune 18, 2013 10:02
HALIFAX - The Canadian government is planning to introduce new rules to make drilling and production companies more accountable in the event of offshore spills. Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, speaking at a news conference Tuesday in Halifax, said Ottawa will introduce legislation this fall to raise the liability cap for companies operating in Atlantic Canada's offshore to $1 billion, up from the current $30 million. The liability cap in the Arctic would also increase to $1 billion from the current $40 million, he said.

End of BP cleaning crews after oil spill leaves questions, concerns on some Gulf Coast beaches

The Canadian PressJune 16, 2013 12:00
GULF SHORES, Ala. - Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Tourist John Henson of Atlanta disagrees, particularly after going for a walk in the surf last week and coming back with dark, sticky stains on his feet.

Encana hires former BP exec and Gulf of Mexico spill point-man as new CEO

The Canadian PressJune 11, 2013 09:33
CALGARY - Encana's new CEO — formerly BP's point man on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup — says he's in no rush to chart a new course for the troubled natural gas giant. On his first day on the job, Doug Suttles said he intends to gain a solid understanding of Encana's assets and people before laying out his vision for the company, which has been beset by a weak natural gas market for several years.

Encana names BP Gulf spill veteran as its new CEO

June 11, 2013 15:31
By Scott Haggett and Kristen Hays CALGARY/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Encana Corp <ECA.TO> named former BP Plc <BP.L> executive Doug Suttles, who played a major role in responding to BP's disastrous 2010 Gulf oil spill, as its new chief executive on Tuesday as Canada's largest natural-gas producer searches for a new course following years of strategic missteps.

BP: Cleanup operations after 2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico end in Miss., Ala., Fla.

The Canadian PressJune 10, 2013 19:31
NEW ORLEANS - Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coast Guard has concluded "active cleanup operations" in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, but the work continues along 84 miles of Louisiana's shoreline. The cleanup by BP contractors ended last Friday in Alabama, on June 1 in Florida and on May 1 in Mississippi, according to company spokesman Jason Ryan.

BP rig supervisors ask judge to dismiss manslaughter charges in deaths of 11 workers in Gulf

The Canadian PressMay 31, 2013 11:45
NEW ORLEANS - Two BP rig supervisors charged in the deaths of 11 workers in the Deepwater Horizon disaster claim the manslaughter counts in their indictment must be dismissed because they don't apply to conduct on a foreign-owned vessel operating outside U.S. territory. Court filings Thursday by Robert Kaluza and Donald Vidrine's attorneys also argue that 11 of the 22 manslaughter counts don't extend to their clients because they weren't responsible for marine operations on the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.

Report: 87 shipwrecks, most from WWII, could leak oil near US, but no 'ticking time bombs'

The Canadian PressMay 21, 2013 02:17
WASHINGTON - A new government report details 87 shipwrecks — most sunk during World War II decades ago — that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil. Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concludes "the scope of the problem is much more manageable than initially feared.... Our coastlines are not littered with 'ticking time bombs.'"

Judge tosses obstruction charge against ex-BP executive accused of concealing Gulf spill data

The Canadian PressMay 20, 2013 21:16
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

Judge postpones trial of ex-BP engineer charged with deleting texts about Gulf oil spill

The Canadian PressMay 17, 2013 16:46
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Kurt Mix's trial was scheduled to start June 10, but U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. agreed to reschedule it for Dec. 2 to give Mix's attorneys more time to review millions of government documents related to the case.
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