Steffy: CEO vows Black Elk vindication
Facing mounting legal actions, the founder of embattled Black Elk Energy said the results of a government investigation in the coming months will clear the company’s name and beat back criticism about its operations. More »
Black Elk turns over safety audit plan to regulators
Black Elk Energy has turned over documents to federal regulators and investigators probing last month’s fatal blaze at one of the firm’s offshore production platforms. The contractor that was working at the site has rebuffed similar requests for information. More »
Houston’s Black Elk Energy had history of violations before fatal fire
Before last week’s fatal fire at one of Black Elk Energy’s oil production platforms, the five-year-old firm had racked up more than 300 documented mistakes and violations offshore, according to federal regulators who cracked down on the Houston-based company Wednesday. More »
Federal investigators subpoena Black Elk records
Federal investigators today issued a broad subpoena to Black Elk Energy in connection with the lethal fire Friday on one of the company’s oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
Energy safety bureau inspectors interviewing witnesses on Black Elk platform
Offshore oil and gas regulators are investigating what went wrong on board one of Black Elk Energy’s production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico when it exploded on Friday, seriously injuring four workers, killing another and leaving one more missing. More »
Investigator calls Gulf platform explosion “very serious”
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is examining an explosion today in the Gulf of Mexico, which an official described as “very serious,” after two workers went missing and seven were hospitalized. More »
Platform fire stokes fresh criticism of offshore oil development
Coming just one day after a legal settlement in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Thursday’s platform fire off the Louisiana coast drew immediate criticism from oil industry foes, despite few similarities with the BP disaster. More »
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