Black Elk, Contractors Indicted For Roles In 2012 Oil Blast

By Kat Greene (November 19, 2015, 9:11 PM EST) -- Black Elk Energy and contractor Grand Isle Shipyard were hit with manslaughter charges for allegedly failing to follow safety protocols leading up to a 2012 oil production platform explosion, which killed three workers and spilled oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday....

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