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Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Safety Records
ClaimsJournal.com … a batch of safety records to a government panel probing the deadly rig explosion that spawned the massive Gulf oil spill, a federal judge has ruled. … Texas Attorneys Advise Gulf Residents Considering Bonuses to Proceed Cautiously |
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Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Safety Records
ClaimsJournal.com … a batch of safety records to a government panel probing the deadly rig explosion that spawned the massive Gulf oil spill, a federal judge has ruled. … Texas Attorneys Advise Gulf Residents Considering Bonuses to Proceed Cautiously |
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Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Safety Records
ClaimsJournal.com … a batch of safety records to a government panel probing the deadly rig explosion that spawned the massive Gulf oil spill, a federal judge has ruled. … Texas Attorneys Advise Gulf Residents Considering Bonuses to Proceed Cautiously |
 The Louisiana Record |
Transocean must turn over records
Calgary Herald GULF SPILL – Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico in April, must turn over safety … Louisiana: Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Records Across The Nation Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Records |
The Louisiana Record |
Louisiana: Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Records
New York Times … must turn over a batch of safety records to a government panel investigating the deadly rig explosion that spawned the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. … Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Records Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Safety Records Barbier orders Transocean to produce documents on all Gulf vessels |
 The Hindu |
Transocean Ordered to Turn Over Safety Records
ABC News … Transocean Ltd. to turn over a batch of safety records to a government panel probing the deadly rig explosion that spawned the massive Gulf oil spill. … Federal Judge Orders Transocean to Turn Over Safety Records Government Sues BP Double Take 'Toons April: The BP Oil Spill |
 WKRG-TV |
Oil claims center finds BP's records lacking
USA Today The spill closed large swaths of the Gulf to fishing, shrimping and oyster harvesting at the peak of the summer season. As the company responsible for the … Federal official extends time allowed to respond to individuals, businesses Speed up payments from fund to compensate oil spill losses: An editorial Who's Getting Paid? |
 Globe and Mail |
Federal records show steady stream of oil spills in gulf since 1964
Washington Post They show a steady stream of oil spills, which dumped 517847 barrels — equal to 322437 standard bathtubs — of petroleum into the Gulf of Mexico between … Day 94: The Latest on the Oil Spill Florida Releases July 23, 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Situation Update Radio Station Mocks Gulf Oil Spill In Promo |
 Kansas City Star |
Gulf oil spill: Former Interior chiefs defend their records on offshore drilling
Los Angeles Times (blog) … their record of promoting offshore drilling Tuesday at a hearing before a congressional committee investigating the catastrophic gulf oil spill. … Finger-Pointing on Oil Shifts to Bush Era Bush Interior chiefs: No one expected major spill Obama, Bush Faulted for Lax Offshore Drill Regulation |
Gov. Bobby Jindal rejected a bill Friday that would have required him to make public and to preserve all his office’s documents involving the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
In his veto letter, the governor said the legislation would have hurt the state’s position in future litigation against BP PLC, the oil giant that leased the rig which exploded April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and causing the disaster.
“This bill would allow BP and other parties with potential liability to the state to obtain information retained by any state agency responding to this tragic event,” Jindal wrote, saying such access could jeopardize the state’s position in seeking legal remedy for the spill’s damage.
The Senate sponsor of the public records provision said Friday night that Jindal’s veto was expected. He noted that the governor has repeatedly fought attempts to require preservation and open most of his office’s records to public scrutiny.
“This governor has opposed transparency for the three years he’s been in office, so that’s not a surprise. What is sad about all this is it’s just another black eye on Louisiana internationally now,” said Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton.
Adley slipped the language requiring the governor’s oil spill records to be open for public viewing and preserved for at least 10 years into a measure by Rep. Gary Smith, D-Norco. Smith accepted the addition to his bill, and both the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly for passage of the public records requirement.
Despite hefty support for the bill, Adley said he doesn’t think there’s a realistic chance of getting lawmakers to agree to override Jindal’s veto.
Adley also called it hypocritical for the governor to push BP to open some of its records to the state even asJindal refuses to release his own.
“How in the world would making our records public let BP off for what they’ve done? That makes absolutely no sense,” Adley said.
Jindal has said he wants BP to open its claims database to the state to help ensure payments are being processed promptly.
In the recent legislative session, Jindal’s chief lawyer, Stephen Waguespack, opposed several public records bills. He argued that tweaks made to the governor’s public records law last year afforded sufficient public access and that more sweeping proposals could squelch the free exchange of ideas in the governor’s office.
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