Black Elk Energy contractor tied to human trafficking
The government has now granted some of the workers amnesty and designated them as victims of human trafficking. 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 »
Black Elk launches probe of fatal platform fire
Black Elk Energy is conducting an internal investigation into what caused an explosion on one of its Gulf of Mexico oil platforms last month, killing three workers and injuring others. More »
Democrats press Grand Isle Shipyards for info on fatal production platform fire
Leading House Democrats are broadening their probe into what caused a fatal offshore production platform fire by scrutinizing the contractor working on the facility when it ignited last month. 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 »
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