BP is providing the State of Alabama with an additional $25 million grant to continue implementation of the State’s Area Contingency Plan in the wake of the oil spill from the MC252 well. This $25 million grant is in addition to a previous $25 million block grant that BP announced on May 5 to help…
BP To Fund Wildlife Rehabilitation
BP announced it plans to donate the net revenue from oil recovered from the MC252 oil spill to create a new wildlife fund that would create, restore, improve and protect wildlife habitat along the coastline of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The creation of this fund exceeds the company’s obligations under the Oil Pollution Act…
BP Redirects Oil Flow
BP continues to respond to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico, using a lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap, installed on June 3, to collect oil and gas flowing from the well and transport them to the Discoverer Enterprise drillship on the surface. On June 5, a total of 10,500…
BP Funds Louisiana Barrier Islands Construction
BP today announced that is has established a $360 million escrow account to fund immediately the construction of six sections of Louisiana barrier islands approved by the U.S. government. The company has been directed to pay for the construction by the federal government. Since the environmental implications of the projects are not fully understood, BP…
BP Investigates Spill Impact
BP today announced a commitment of up to $500 million to an open research program studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon incident, and its associated response, on the marine and shoreline environment of the Gulf of Mexico. “BP has made a commitment to doing everything we can to lessen the impact of this tragic…
Raceway To Pay $4 Million In Back Wages
Following a ruling in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, Raceway Petroleum and its owner Nicholas Kambitsis must pay $3.9 million in unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages to more than 700 former and current employees, predominantly gas attendants. Raceway Petroleum Inc., a Piscataway company with gas stations located throughout Central and Southern N.J.,…