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BP banned from doing business with U.S. government

Nov 28, 2012
The ban means BP will not be able to receive government contracts, loans or grants -- at least for a while.

BP: Too big to nail?

Nov 16, 2012
After agreeing to pay the U.S. government $4.5 billion to settle criminal charges stemming from the Gulf oil spill, BP could face even higher civil penalties. Is such grave punishment in the government's best interest?

BP to cop to criminal charges in Gulf oil spill

Nov 15, 2012
BP to pay $4.5 billion to settle criminal charges related to Deepwater Horizon. But what does it mean when a company is a felon?

BP: 'There will be blood'

Nov 15, 2012
British oil giant BP could face a record fine for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

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.

What happened to the oil from the BP spill?

Apr 18, 2012
2010's Gulf oil spill put almost 5 million barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Where did it all go?

For public good, not for profit.

The decisions that led to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Apr 16, 2012
A new book explores how BP's management led to Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and whether it could happen again.

BP has a lot at stake in 'trial of the century'

Feb 27, 2012
BP and other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill could face over $50 billion in damages.

BP oil spill trial postponed

Feb 27, 2012
The "trial of the century" has been postponed for one week, and the oil giant seems to be scrambling to quickly settle out-of-court.