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BP off hook for several billion dollars in oil spill fines
2015-01-16 08:57:03| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
File picture shows a copy of the National Oil Spill Commission's report of recommendations following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. NEW YORK: A US judge said energy giant BP faces a maximum fine of US$13.7 billion for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a sum reduced by several billion dollars.
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DOT Levies $1.6 Million in Fines Against Southwest Airlines for January 2014 Tarmac Delays
2015-01-16 03:04:35| Airlines - Topix.net
The government agency said in a news release that the airline "failed to offer passengers on 16 aircraft delayed at Chicago Midway International Airport the opportunity to deplane within three hours of arrival" in a series of incidents in January 2014. Department of Transportation rules mandate that airlines may not allow tarmac delays of over three hours on domestic flights without providing passengers the opportunity to deplane.
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Farm groups upset with 'small' fines for railways
2015-01-13 17:25:19| Railroads - Topix.net
Farm groups are railing against the $150,000 in fines announced by the federal government last week against Canada's two major railways for failing to ship the minimum tonnage of grain per week as required under the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Thursday that Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway were fined a combined total of $150,000 for alleged violations of the act last summer.
Government fines CN, CP over 2014 grain shipments
2015-01-10 08:13:27| Railroads - Topix.net
Canada's two largest railways have been fined a total of $150,000 under the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act. Canada's two largest railways have been fined a total of $150,000 for failing to transport the minimum required grain volumes last year, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Thursday.
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BP, Anadarko fail to win new review of Gulf spill fines
2015-01-10 05:03:44| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp narrowly failed to persuade a U.S appeals court to reconsider its 2014 ruling that they could face civil fines under federal pollution laws over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. By a 7-6 vote, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a three-judge panel's decision to uphold a 2012 ruling from U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, in which he said the companies could face Clean Water Act penalties.
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