BP Oil Spill & Drilling Safety
While serving in the House of Representatives as the Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, Markey pushed BP to disclose all that it knew about the true flow rate of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico and conducted aggressive oversight into the use of unprecedented volumes of chemical dispersants that were used to combat the effects of the oil spill. In addition, Markey pressed the Department of the Interior for information regarding their Blowout Preventer investigation.
- Read more about the flow rate investigation here.
- Read more about Markey's investigation of chemical dispersants here.
- Read more about Markey's Work to Ensure Credibility of the Federal Blowout Preventer here.
- Markey: Senate Should Reject Keystone Oil Export Strategy Posted on 11/13/14
- Markey Statement on Gross Negligence Ruling against BP for Gulf Oil Spill Posted on 09/04/14
- Markey Statement on CSB Report on BP Spill Posted on 06/05/14
- Markey Introduces Bills to Call Oil Industry’s KXL Export Bluff, Force Tar Sands Oil to Pay into Spill Cleanup Fund Posted on 03/13/14
- Markey Presses TransCanada to Bar Exports of Keystone XL Oil, Refined Products Posted on 11/05/13
- New NAS Study Underscores Need for Continued Action on Oil and Gas Drilling Safety Says Markey Posted on 10/28/13
- Markey Releases Analysis of Shutdown on Energy Production Posted on 10/04/13