Grand Isle Shipyards News

Houston Company to Pay $9.5M in Penalties for Oil Platform Blast, Safety Violations

An oil industry services company will pay $9.5 million in penalties for Gulf of Mexico safety violations and for pollution from a 2012 offshore platform fire that killed three workers. The penalties against Houston-based Wood Group PSN were announced on …

Trial Begins over 2012 Fire, Explosion that Killed 3 Off Louisiana Coast

Jury selection began on June 20 for what’s expected to be a lengthy and complex trial arising from lawsuits over an offshore oil platform explosion and fire that killed three workers off Louisiana’s coast in November 2012. The case combines …