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Justice Department makes first arrest in BP Deepwater Horizon oil well disaster investigation
WGNO NewsCriminal charges have been filed by the Justice Department against a former BP employee in the investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The Associated Press reports that 50-year-old Kurt Mix from Katy, Texas is charged with intentionally...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, BP Plc
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Oil spill causes Mississippi River closure
WGNO NewsAround 2 o'clock Friday morning the U.S. Coast Guard responded to an accident involving a tow boat pushing a barge filled with crude oil and a crane barge on the Mississippi River at mile marker 139 just east of the Gramercy bridge. Investigators are...Tags: Gramercy, U.S. Coast Guard, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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BP Says It's Not Source Of New Sheen In Gulf
WGNO NewsBP confirms that it, along with other oil companies, is investigating the source of a new oily sheen in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico. The oil company said in a statement it was asked to investigate following the sheen being spotted by...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), BP Plc, Companies and Corporations
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Some Local Refineries May Be Putting Neighbors At Risk With Chemical
WGNO NewsAn ABC News investigation reveals dozens of refineries may be putting employees and neighbors at risk with a potentially deadly chemical. The investigation points to three refineries in the Greater New Orleans area. Karen Patcheco loves her Meraux house,...Tags: Disasters, Louisiana, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Murphy Oil Corporation
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Aging Refineries
WGNO NewsIf you watched ABC World News tonight, you saw the report about the dangers posed by aging refineries (see the link to the report on the left-hand side of this page). An ABC News investigation found that New Orleans is in an at-risk area for a...Tags: ABC (tv network), Petroleum Industry, Murphy Oil Corporation, WGNO, ConocoPhillips
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Hijacked Tanker Carrying Crude For Valero-Source
ABC26 NewsA tanker hijacked by suspected Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean was carrying Kuwaiti crude destined for (parts of Louisiana) Gulf Coast refineries of Valero Energy, according to a source familiar with the situation on Thursday. The Irene SL was...Tags: Crimes, Louisiana, Crime, Law and Justice, Piracy, WGNO
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BP Resumes Dividend Payouts After Full-Year Loss
WGNO NewsBP PLC outlined plans to rebound from the Gulf of Mexico disaster as a smaller, safer company - selling off almost half its U.S. refinery business - and restored its dividend payment to shareholders as it unveiled strong fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday....Tags: Halliburton Company, Petroleum Industry, Shareholders, Mexico, Emergency Incidents
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Decision Expected On Plug For Bp's Broken Oil Well
ABC26 NewsOfficials could know by early Friday if BP's broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been sealed for good. An analysis of tests on the well done Thursday was scheduled to be completed within 24 hours, letting the federal government and BP PLC know if...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Disasters, Water Pollution, Thad Allen, Physical Therapists
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Could Oil Well Be Capped?
ABC26 NewsWe could learn as early as today if BP's broken oil well is finally sealed. Yesterday, officials conducted tests on the well to determine if it's finally been shut off. Those results typically take 24 hours to come in, and Retired Admiral Thad Allen is...Tags: Thad Allen, BP Plc
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US Is Toughening Scrutiny Of Deepwater Drilling
ABC26 NewsThe government said Monday it is toughening environmental reviews for all new deepwater oil drilling, ending an easy path to oil riches that allowed BP to drill its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico with little federal scrutiny. The step is meant to...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Disasters, Nature, Environmental Politics, Petroleum Industry
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Spill investigators want to find undersea evidence
ABC26 NewsNow that BP appears to have vanquished its ruptured well, authorities are turning their attention to gathering evidence from what could amount to a crime scene at the bottom of the sea. The wreckage - including the failed blowout preventer and the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Halliburton Company, Petroleum Industry, Heads of State, Emergency Incidents
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New Orleans Analysis: Where Are Lost Jobs From Drilling Ban?
ABC26 NewsThe ban on deepwater petroleum drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is in its third month and the forecasts of thousands of lost jobs in Louisiana just haven't materialized. Why not? And could it still happen? It's a worry for the state's economy, for sure,...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Disasters, Petroleum Industry, Natural Gas, Emergency Incidents
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