Transocean oil spill
3 Jan 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. government charges over BP Plc's massive Gulf of Mexico 3 Jan 2013 Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, agrees a $1.4bn (£ 867m) settlement with the US government for violating the Clean 21 May 2015 Transocean was the owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which sank after the April 20, 2010 blowout at BP's Macondo well. The disaster BP report says it shares responsibility with Halliburton, Transocean for oil rig explosion & oil spill in Gulf of Mexico.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called Gulf of Mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion was the April 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles (64 km) southeast off the Louisiana coast. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. and Halliburton Company (“HESI”) and Triton Asset Leasing GmbH, Transocean Deepwater Inc., Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc., and Transocean Holdings LLC (“Transocean”) each entered into separate settlement agreements being administered together to decrease administrative costs. The environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico a decade ago was much worse than previously believed, according to a new study. Deepwater Horizon In 2010, Transocean was implicated in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill resulting from the explosion of one of its oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.. In 2015, Chevron Corporation accounted for 14% of the company's revenues and Royal Dutch Shell accounted for 10% of the company's revenues. Transocean plead guilty to criminal charges in January 2013, adding $300 million from criminal fines to funding dedicated to the restoration efforts in the Gulf region and to improve oil spill response training and prevention. The fines from the criminal cases administered by the National Academies of Science offsite link and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation offsite link are used for
Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi- submersible The final defense to prevent an oil spill, a device known as a blind shear ram, was activated but failed to plug the well. At the time of the He apportioned 67% of the blame for the spill to BP, 30% to Transocean, and 3% to Halliburton.
28 Oct 2015 Settlements understood to resolve outstanding claims from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that spewed 134m gallons of oil into the sea. 20 Mar 2013 NEW ORLEANS — The chief executive of the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig acknowledged in court on Tuesday that his 3 Jan 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. government charges over BP Plc's massive Gulf of Mexico 3 Jan 2013 Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, agrees a $1.4bn (£ 867m) settlement with the US government for violating the Clean 21 May 2015 Transocean was the owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which sank after the April 20, 2010 blowout at BP's Macondo well. The disaster BP report says it shares responsibility with Halliburton, Transocean for oil rig explosion & oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. 14 Feb 2013 Eleven workers were killed when the Transocean oil rig exploded. by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and
Transocean: No Apologies Over Gulf Oil Spill. From the day its Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, Transocean has denied wrongdoing, deflected blame, and paid dividends, not cleanup costs. So far, its
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster; the Gulf of Mexico oil spill; and the Macondo blowout) is an industrial disaster that began on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion was the April 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles (64 km) southeast off the Louisiana coast. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. and Halliburton Company (“HESI”) and Triton Asset Leasing GmbH, Transocean Deepwater Inc., Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc., and Transocean Holdings LLC (“Transocean”) each entered into separate settlement agreements being administered together to decrease administrative costs. The environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico a decade ago was much worse than previously believed, according to a new study. Deepwater Horizon In 2010, Transocean was implicated in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill resulting from the explosion of one of its oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.. In 2015, Chevron Corporation accounted for 14% of the company's revenues and Royal Dutch Shell accounted for 10% of the company's revenues. Transocean plead guilty to criminal charges in January 2013, adding $300 million from criminal fines to funding dedicated to the restoration efforts in the Gulf region and to improve oil spill response training and prevention. The fines from the criminal cases administered by the National Academies of Science offsite link and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation offsite link are used for An explosion that occurred on April 20, 2010 on an oil-drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico has caused a major oil spill that could eclipse the Exxon-Valdez disaster in environmental and economic damage. The explosion left 11 workers dead and 17 injured, in addition to triggering a leak in an oil well that is 5,000 feet below water.
3 May 2010 The Swiss-based drilling contractor, Transocean, is starting to feel the heat – along with BP – over the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. and Halliburton Company (“HESI”) and Triton Asset Leasing GmbH, Transocean Deepwater Inc., Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc., and Transocean Holdings LLC (“Transocean”) each entered into separate settlement agreements being administered together to decrease administrative costs.
21 May 2015 Transocean will get $125 million compensation for legal claims, and pay $212 million into a fund for compensating those harmed by the spill.