Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident (continued)

Gulf of Mexico Maritime and Jones Act accident lawyers in Texas are happy to see that BP is slowly making progress on the oil leak disaster. However, BP noted on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 that it is scaling back a bold prediction by its chief operating officer that the gusher would be brought down to a "relative trickle" as soon as next week.

Doug Suttles, COO, now states that BP hopes to have an improved containment system in place by early next week (Monday or Tuesday). BP asserted that although the company is optimistic that it can make solid progress soon in reducing the rapid flow of oil, it will be awhile before the spill can be defined as a "trickle." Additionally, Suttles continues to allege that there are not any big underwater oil plumes which have been found in "large concentrations." arising from the Gulf spill.  We will hopefully find out whether this statement is true or not.

However, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco asserted yesterday that the tests conducted by a University of South Florida research vessel at three sites found oil as deep as 3,300 feet below the surface. This was a whopping 42 miles northeast of the well site. Fortunately, the cap which was placed on the well to move a lot of the of the gushing oil to a waiting ship apparently collected approximately 620,000 gallons on Monday, June 7.

It will be interesting to see if BP will have to file for bankruptcy protection because of this disaster. BP’s stock price continues to plummet almost every day.  BP has had a myriad of safety problems over the years.  Perhaps their negligence will hit them where it counts-in the pocketbook.

Contact Gulf of Mexico maritime lawyer Scott Nelson if you need assistance with maritime claims.