Former BP Vice President David Rainey was acquitted by a jury last June of charges he lied to federal agents about how much oil was spilled. The fourth defendant,
engineer Kurt Mix
, was sentenced to six months of probation last November after pleading guilty to damaging a computer, a misdemeanor.
What happened to Jimmy Harrell?
A supervisor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 has died. Harrell, who worked for rig owner Transocean, died Monday, according to Wolf Funeral Home in Morton, Mississippi. … He had
battled cancer
for a year.
Did anyone from BP go to jail?
BP Exploration and Production Inc.
pleaded guilty to 14 criminal counts for its illegal conduct
leading to and after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, and was sentenced to pay $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties, the largest criminal resolution in U.S. history, Attorney General Holder announced today.
Did Andrea Fleytas jump?
Fleytas jumped in
. The remaining people on the rig, including Capt. Kuchta, leapt into the Gulf. Something did not just go wrong.
Did any of the BP executives go to jail?
(Reuters) – A former BP Plc BP. L rig supervisor who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was sentenced to 10 months of probation on Wednesday, concluding a federal criminal case in which no one received prison time over the disaster.
Did Andrea Fleytas survive?
The actress plays crew member Andrea Fleytas, who
survived the explosion that occurred on
an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010.
Did Donald Vidrine get fired?
Vidrine
were dropped when he agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor pollution charge in 2015
and testify against Mr. Kaluza. Mr. Kaluza chose to go to trial and was acquitted last year.
What does Andrea Fleytas do now?
Today, Fleytas sees the business growing. She does
deliveries of bread, scones, muffins and cookies in the Long Beach, Seal Beach and Los Alamitos
areas for $5 a delivery fee. She drops off her home-baked goodies for others who place online orders, at Make Collectives, located at 430 E. First St.
Is the movie Deepwater Horizon accurate?
But, unlike many films based on true events,
Deepwater Horizon actually stays remarkably close to real life
. … The movie draws heavily from a throughly researched 2010 New York Times article documenting the incident. But, still, the movie's portrayal is not flawless.
Is Deepwater Horizon still leaking?
One oil well off the southeastern coast of Louisiana, owned by Taylor Energy, has
been leaking since 2004
, spilling between 300 and 700 barrels per day. The well's reserves could keep it leaking for the next 100 years if it isn't capped, meaning it will one day eclipse the Deepwater Horizon spill in terms of volume.
How much did BP pay survivors of Deepwater Horizon?
In March 2012, BP settled with them for
$7.8 billion
. As part of the settlement, it agreed to replace Feinberg with Patrick Juneau, a lawyer from Lafayette, La. The settlement made it much easier for companies and people to get compensation without any serious documentation.
Did they recover the bodies from Deepwater Horizon?
The explosion killed 11 workers on or near the drilling floor and the rest of the crew were evacuated before, two days later, the rig sank to the seabed.
The bodies of the dead were never recovered
.
What is BP net worth?
BP net worth as of September 16, 2021 is
$86.86B
. BP p.l.c. is the holding company of one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemicals groups.
Did Mike throw Andrea off the rig?
But that leap, and the events leading to it, are pure Hollywood. Movie Mike is alone on the burning platform with his 23-year-old co-worker Andrea Fleytas (Gina Rodriquez), who, overcome by fear, is afraid to jump.
Williams valiantly saves her by throwing her from the rig
, then jumps himself.
Is Andrea Fleytas a real person?
But eventually the narrative centered on a handful of real-life figures, including Williams, Transocean offshore installation manager Jimmy Harrell (Kurt Russell), bridge officer Andrea Fleytas (Gina Rodriguez) and BP rep Donald Vidrine (John Malkovich).
What characters died in Deepwater Horizon?
- Jason Anderson, 35, Midfield, Texas.
- Aaron Dale Burkeen, 37, Philadelphia, Mississippi.
- Donald “Duck” Clark, 49, of Newellton, Louisiana.
- Stephen Ray Curtis, 40, Georgetown, Louisiana.
- Gordon Jones, 28, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
