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BP's new recipe for settlement money: Shame a famous chef

Dec 18, 2013
BP has long complained that its settlement money for the Deepwater Horizon spill was often spent frivolously.

BP spill trial enters phase that's all about the money

Sep 30, 2013
A potentially huge fine looms as the BP oil-spill trial enters a new phase.

After BP spill, Transocean remains pioneer

Aug 7, 2013
The offshore-drilling giant Transocean is tied in with BP in the public imagination because of its involvement in the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe.

BP, Halliburton: Best Frenemies Forever?

Jul 26, 2013
Halliburton and BP work together in the oil fields, despite disagreements over fault in the BP oil spill.

BP waves the white flag, asks for help from the Prime Minister

May 16, 2013
BP said they were just trying to make it for easier for claimants, but now they're in over their heads.

A controversy over how Deepwater Horizon cleanup funds are being spent

May 7, 2013
Last week, BP and five coastal states affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill announced $594 million in projects funded by BP for early restoration of the Gulf. A lot of the money is being spent on stuff not related to the spill at all, especially on repairing damage from various hurricanes.

BP oil spill lawsuit could get messy

Feb 25, 2013
The civil suit will determine the degree of BP's responsibility for the oil spill two years ago, which will help determine the size of damages.

For public good, not for profit.

BP pleads guilty in oil spill lawsuit

Jan 29, 2013
BP signs off on a plea over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. But this won't be the end of legal troubles for the company.

Improved safety device could prevent BP-type oil spills

May 22, 2012
The National Academy of Engineering is recommending that oil and gas companies spend millions on a modified blowout preventer. This is the $45 million device that failed and caused the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. charges ex-BP engineer with obstruction of justice

Apr 24, 2012
A former BP engineer has been arrested and charged with intentionally destroying evidence related to how much oil was spilling from the company's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.