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BP sues Transocean and Cameron International over Oil Spill in The Golf of Mexico

April 21, 2011   Emilson Germosen   1 Comment

In the oil spill disaster which happened in the Gulf of Mexico BP already paid billions of dollars and on Wednesday April 20, 2011 BP filed lawsuits against Transocean and Cameron International, these lawsuits were filed because since BP has already paid billions of dollars regarding to the oil spill issued in the Gulf of Mexico they decided to suit these other 2 companies to help BP pay future payments of billions of dollars related to this disaster. BP stated that the lawsuits were filed against these 2 companies to make sure everyone involve in this issued contribute as BP is contributing.

 

The claim against the companies included that Transocean missed critical signs that hydrocarbons were flowing up the rider and failed to take appropriate actions to resolve the problem. Also, that Cameron International built a defective preventer and negligently maintained it.

Decisions on these claims filed by BP suing Cameron International and Transocean are yet to be decided in a court.

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The Continued Gulf Clean Up

April 18, 2011   Jennifer Rentz   2 Comments

A look at Gulf disaster a year later

As the one year anniversary of the heartbreaking Gulf disaster approaches on April 20th, the world reflects on the on the tragic effects along with the changes that have been implemented to improve the drastic damage that the spill caused.

BP has taken into effect many company changes since taking the heat and responsibility for the oil spill and damage. Many top executives lost their job and were replaced because of the disaster and today Bob Dudley controls the CEO position. The company continues to settle the many suits they had placed upon them for the people who lost their lives in the attempt to rectify the situation aboard the Deepwater Horizon.

While reports do claim that the overall health of the ocean is almost back to normal a year after the events, many are not as optimistic that the health key indicators such as the sea floor, dolphins, and oysters will continue to improve. Researchers believe it will take years to get to the point we were at before the tragic spill occurred. This continues to outrage many people who know and understand the prevention methods that could have been taken by BP to completely avoid the situation all together.

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