September 19, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The final, and most comprehensive, report on the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico points to seven company practices that contributed to the incident. They’re the types of mistakes that could be made by any company, not just an oil giant.
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Tags: BP oil disaster, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, cost saving, Deepwater Horizon, risk management, time saving, Transocean
April 7, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Transocean Ltd. says it had its “best year in safety performance in our company’s history” despite the explosion of its oil rig that killed 11 workers and spilled 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Its top executives will get two-thirds of their safety bonuses.
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Tags: Deepwater Horizon, executive bonus, safety bonus, Transocean
April 4, 2011 by Fred Hosier
It’s almost one year since the oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers and caused the biggest offshore spill in U.S. history. A recent news report says the federal government is consolidating its efforts to bring criminal charges against the company and perhaps some of its managers.
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Tags: BP explosion, criminal charges, Deepwater Horizon, involuntary manslaughter, sacrificed safety
January 3, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A national workplace safety organization has compiled a list of its top 10 deadliest workplace tragedies for 2010.
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Tags: deadliest workplace tragedies, Deepwater Horizon, Kleen Energy, Tesoro Refining, Upper Big Branch
December 22, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The story of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has just about disappeared from general news coverage following the capping of the well a few months ago. But the next chapter in this story is just beginning.
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Tags: civil lawsuit, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf oil spill
September 10, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Earlier this week, BP released its report on the causes of the April 20 explosion at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers and spilled an estimated 206 million gallons of oil into the ocean. In some quarters, the reaction to BP’s report has been anything but positive.
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Tags: BP report, Deepwater Horizon, Halliburton, rig explosion, Transocean
May 26, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Just how many injuries would workers hide to see a company’s CEO look silly while dancing? It’s an interesting question given OSHA’s current opinion about safety incentives and a company involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Tags: BP oil rig disaster, David Michaels, Deepwater Horizon, safety incentives, Transocean
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