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SEACOR Holdings Announces Fourth Quarter Results – Marketwire (press release) 0

Posted on February 17, 2011 by bp complaints

Yahoo! News (blog)

SEACOR Holdings Announces Fourth Quarter Results
Marketwire (press release)
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, and despite the October 2010 lifting of the government-imposed moratorium on deepwater drilling, the US offshore industry has been crippled by a virtual shut-down in the issuance of drilling
Deepwater Report Shows Human Error, Not Mechanical Failure, Root of DisasterEngineering News Record (subscription)
BP slammed again by spill commission, complains Feinberg's payouts are too Yahoo! News (blog)

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BP announces changes aimed at helping cover costs from gulf oil spill – Washington Post 0

Posted on February 02, 2011 by bp complaints

CBC.ca

BP announces changes aimed at helping cover costs from gulf oil spill
Washington Post
of company in the upstream going forward," said Dudley, who became chief executive after Tony Hayward resigned in the wake of the oil spill disaster.
BP Delivers First Dividend Since Gulf Oil DisasterMinyanville.com
First BP dividend since Gulf oil spillSeattle Times
BP logs first annual loss since 1992 on oil spill disasterAFP
NPR –MarketWatch –domain-B
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Twitter Announces Top Trends of the Year – TAXI Design Network 0

Posted on December 14, 2010 by bp complaints

Independent Online

Twitter Announces Top Trends of the Year
TAXI Design Network
The Gulf oil spill, FIFA World Cup and Inception topped Twitter's list, with the former two also appearing on the Google-curated 'important events' of the
Gulf Oil Spill Tops 2010 Twitter TrendsInformationWeek
Twitter top trends: Gulf oil spill trumps Justin BieberWashington Post (blog)
Top 10 Twitter trends in 2010 announcedLos Angeles Times
PC Magazine –The Tech Herald –Daily Mail
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The Mosaic: British Petroleum Announces Massive Oil Giveaway: Satire – my.hsj.org 1

Posted on November 23, 2010 by bp complaints

Kansas City Star

The Mosaic: British Petroleum Announces Massive Oil Giveaway: Satire
my.hsj.org
Company spokesman Hugh G. Mess said that the giveaway would begin immediately, in the vicinity of the company's Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform in
Low estimates of gulf spill said to hurt effortsKansas City Star
Government Response Attacked In Deepwater Horizon Disaster24/7 Wall St. (blog)
Energy legislation neededNorthwest Herald
The Lipman Times –New York Times –Tbo.com
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PHI, Inc. Announces Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2010 – MarketWatch (press release) 0

Posted on November 09, 2010 by bp complaints

PHI, Inc. Announces Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2010
MarketWatch (press release)
In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon rig, engaged in deepwater drilling operations at BP's Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, sank after a blowout,

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Nalco Announces Gulf Coast Recovery Grants, Dec. 10 Deadline for Grant Requests – MarketWatch (press release) 0

Posted on November 05, 2010 by bp complaints

Nalco Announces Gulf Coast Recovery Grants, Dec. 10 Deadline for Grant Requests
MarketWatch (press release)
Not-for-profit organizations located throughout the oil spill-affected Gulf Coast area that are interested in applying for funding should send an e-mail to

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Chevron Announces Plans To Drill Deepwater Wells In Gulf Of Mexico – AHN | All Headline News 1

Posted on October 22, 2010 by bp complaints

Reuters

Chevron Announces Plans To Drill Deepwater Wells In Gulf Of Mexico
AHN | All Headline News
which was only a few days after the government lifted the ban on drilling it imposed in the wake of the disastrous BP Deepwater Horizon oil well leak.
Chevron to Develop Oil Fields in Deeper Water Than Deepwater Horizon RigThe Washington Independent
Oil spill testimony: Deepwater Horizon spill was not an accidentExaminer.com
NOAA reopens 7000 more square miles for fishing in the GulfNOLA.com
International Business Times –Courthouse News Service –RedOrbit
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Oil spill update: BP announces Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team strategy video – Examiner.com 0

Posted on October 11, 2010 by bp complaints

Oil spill update: BP announces Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team strategy video
Examiner.com
He didn't mention the recent reports from Tampa's USF stating that much of the oil didn't leave but is on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, but he and the

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EnviroXtract, Inc. Announces Results of Initial Tests Performed With Gulf Oil … – MarketWatch (press release) 0

Posted on September 21, 2010 by bp complaints

EnviroXtract, Inc. Announces Results of Initial Tests Performed With Gulf Oil
MarketWatch (press release)
EnviroXtract, Inc. has acquired a license for an efficient technology intended to perform environmental remediation applications for oil spills and other

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Expanded Reporting for Birds Captured and Collected During Deepwater Horizon Response 1

Posted on September 15, 2010 by bp complaints

Key contact numbers

  • Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
  • Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511 
  • Submit a claim for damages: (800) 916-4893
  • Report oiled wildlife: (866) 557-1401

Deepwater Horizon Incident
Joint Information Center

Phone: (713) 323-1670
(713) 323-1671

Contact:
Kendra Barkoff, DOI (202) 208-6416
Georgia Parham, USFWS 612-247-5456
Tom Mackenzie, USFWS 404-679-7291

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Based on a rigorous review by a team of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists of previously released preliminary data, the Service has compiled an expanded report of the birds rescued and collected during the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

This report, which will be provided regularly moving forward, outlines a species-by-species breakdown and maps of where the birds were collected, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland announced today.

“These new detailed reports will give us a better initial picture of the effects to migratory bird populations from the Deepwater Horizon spill, help guide our efforts to restore these populations and help ensure that those responsible will be held accountable for the full impacts of the spill,” Strickland said.

The initial report released by the Fish and Wildlife Service today showed that as of Sept. 14, 2010, a total of 3,634 dead birds and 1,042 live birds have been found in areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill. These numbers are subject to verification and cannot be considered final. Of the dead birds, the largest numbers are laughing gulls, followed by brown pelicans and northern gannets.

These numbers will be updated as the team of biologists continues the verification process which can take several weeks. Until the response to this environmental disaster is complete and birds are no longer being captured alive or collected dead, any numbers regarding birds must be considered preliminary.

About 1.5 percent of the current total represents birds collected live that later died. As data continues to come in, the Service will report on the number of live birds that have died.

In the meantime, the unverified preliminary numbers will continue to be updated daily to provide a glimpse into the spill impacts on birds that depend on the northern Gulf Coast.

The verified information will be updated every week. Verified species-by-species data, along with maps showing where birds were captured or collected, are posted on the Service’s oil spill web page (www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill) and the Restore the Gulf web site (www.restorethegulf.gov).

“In the early days of the response, alive and dead visibly and not visibly oiled birds were reported on a daily basis to reflect what search teams were finding and to enable the Response Planning Group to plan the next day’s collection and capture efforts,” said Acting Service Director Rowan Gould. “Because of the urgency to identify areas where large numbers of birds may be encountering oil these numbers were reported on a daily basis, but the exact locations, species type, degree of oiling were not verified. More recently, a data team has been working to fill in details and verify the accuracy of all information.”

Ensuring accurate, scientifically valid information that describes bird impacts from this incident will be an important part of the government’s overall Natural Resource Damage Assessment. The assessment is designed to quantify the full magnitude of the injuries to natural resources from the spill, including lost uses of those resources. Federal and state agencies have come together as trustees under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to perform this assessment, which will result in a publicly reviewed restoration plan and damage claim to the companies responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

To view Weekly Bird Impact Data and Consolidated Wildlife Reports, visit http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/collectionreports.html

The goal under the law is to restore injured or lost natural resources to the condition they would have been in had there not been a spill and to compensate the public for lost or diminished services these resources provide to the public and the environment.

Some of the natural resource damage assessment data collected for birds include species information, degree of oiling, date and location of capture or collection. Once birds are captured alive or collected dead, a series of events follow:

  • Dead birds are catalogued as evidence and kept in freezers at collection intake centers.
  • Live birds are transported to one of four intake/ rehabilitation centers, which are located in Hammond, Louisiana; Gulfport, Mississippi; Theodore, Alabama; and Pensacola, Florida.
  • Once the live birds arrive at rehabilitation centers veternarians and other wildlife professionals monitor the birds closely to determine when they are sufficiently stabilized to have the oil washed off their feathers and skin.
  • After several washings, feedings, and the collection of vital health information the birds are maintained in the rehabilitation centers until their natural body oils are replenished and they are sufficiently recovered for release
  • Rehabilitated birds are released into suitable habitats along the coast at locations aimed at minimizing the chances they could get oiled again. Birds are banded prior to release so survival and movement may be followed.
  • If a bird dies at the rehabilitation center, it is entered into evidence and placed in a storage freezer.

Birds have been collected at sea, along the coast and inland.

For more information about the service’s response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, please visit www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/, follow the service’s conservation work in the Southeast Region on Twitter @usfwssoutheast, or text ‘oil’ to 45995 from your cell phone to receive occasional alerts about the oil spill response and restoration work our employees are doing on the Gulf Coast. Note that standard message rates may apply.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Visit the Service’s website at http://www.fws.gov or http://www.fws.gov/southeast/

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