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The state's civil suit against BP over the high-profile pipeline leaks in the Prudhoe Bay oil field in 2006 is headed to arbitration.
BP oil spill case goes to judge
The question of whether the circumstances surrounding a 2009 BP oil spill on Alaska's North Slope amount to another environmental crime by the corporation -- justifying new penalties -- now is before U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline.
2009 BP spill on North Slope may lead to criminal charges
Two years ago, a BP pipeline carrying a mix of oil, water and natural gas blew open on the North Slope, spilling an estimated 13,500 gallons of crude. Now a federal court is trying to determine whether the circumstances leading up to it amount to criminal behavior by BP.
Prosecutors aim to revoke BP probation
BP, the biggest oil field operator on Alaska's North Slope, has failed to fix pervasive management and environmental safety problems and is a repeat environmental offender, federal prosecutors said in a new court filing this week.
BP reports another liquid spill in its North Slope facilities
A spill at a Prudhoe Bay oil production facility has shut down a flow station operated by BP Exploration (Alaska).
North Slope pipeline breaks, spills during pressure testing
State environmental officials are investigating why a pipeline on Alaska's North Slope operated by BP ruptured early Saturday during a pressure test. Workers in nearby buildings felt the ground shake from the force of the underground line break, said Tom DeRuyter, the on-scene coordinator for the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
BP agrees to penalty in North Slope spill lawsuit settlement
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. has agreed to pay a $25 million civil fine to settle a federal lawsuit over the largest-ever oil spill on Alaska's North Slope.
Alaska Newsreader: GOP debates BP's offshore drilling future
Cleanup of North Slope's record spill continues
Heavily bundled crews braved merciless cold Monday to continue cleaning up the largest crude oil spill ever on Alaska's North Slope.
Federal agency calls for major work on trans-Alaska pipeline
Federal pipeline regulators have proposed that the trans-Alaska pipeline operator begin major work to make the 33-year-old, 800-mile line less susceptible to accidents as the amount of oil flowing through it declines.
PDF: Proposed pipeline safety order
Alaska Newsreader: Coast Guard can't handle Arctic oil spills, Congress told
Ruling narrows state's case against BP for Slope oil spills
An Alaska judge has made a key ruling that could spare BP from paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the state as compensation for suspended oil production after major 2006 spills on the North Slope.
Judge could revoke BP's probation in North Slope spills
A federal probation officer is asking a judge to revoke BP's probation in Alaska -- which could mean new penalties for the oil giant in connection with its criminal conviction for a massive 2006 North Slope oil spill.
BP probation for 2006 oil spill set to expire
Unless federal attorneys make a move within the next few weeks, BP will come off probation for its big 2006 North Slope oil spill in 22 days.
State, BP investigate cause of latest Prudhoe Bay oil spill
A pipe rupture at the Prudhoe Bay oil field has sprayed oil onto 17,000 square feet of well gravel pad and additional nearby tundra, the state says. The cause of the break was not immediately known.
BP may face third criminal violation after recent Slope spill
As cleanup continues on one of the biggest oil spills ever on Alaska's North Slope, criminal and civil investigations are under way into the circumstances of the pipeline's rupture.
Spill is one of worst on the North Slope
Officials have found a 24-inch jagged rupture in a pipeline that began pouring oil and water Nov. 29, creating one of the biggest North Slope crude oil spills ever.
New North Slope spill BP's second in four days
In the midst of cleaning up a major North Slope oil spill with an unusual twist, BP has reported another spill involving a different pipeline.
Cause and scope of oil spill at Prudhoe Bay remain a mystery
Officials say they still don't know the basics about a BP oil spill discovered Sunday on the North Slope: What caused a rupture in a pipe that had been shut down weeks earlier because of ice plugs? How much oil leaked onto the tundra?
Crews cleaning Prudhoe Bay oil spill estimated at 3/4 acre
Cleanup efforts continued Tuesday on a three-quarter-acre area of tundra affected by a spill of oil and water near BP's Lisburne Processing Center on the North Slope.
Suit seeks hundreds of millions from BP
The state is aiming to collect "several hundred million dollars" from BP as compensation for pipeline leaks in 2006 that hobbled North Slope oil production and cut into state revenue, a state lawyer said.
State, feds seek hefty fines for BP Alaska's 2006 spill
The state and federal governments each are suing BP Alaska seeking potentially huge fines and other collections against the company in connection with disastrous oil spills in the Prudhoe Bay oil field in 2006.
BP reports a small leak at Prudhoe Bay
BP said Wednesday it reported a small oil leak that occurred while attempting to bring a well back online earlier this week at the nation's largest oil field. A company spokesman said the leak did not affect overall production and is unrelated to the power outage that temporarily shut down Prudhoe Bay Friday.
Nevada to reap $1.5B in national foreclosure deal
The $1.5 billion that Nevada homeowners stand to get from a $25 billion foreclosure abuse settlement with the nation's five largest lenders will provide "adequate and immediate consumer relief" for the state hardest hit by the recession, state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said.
Hawaii joins $25B mortgage servicing settlement
Hawaii has joined what's being called a landmark $25 billion federal-state agreement with the nation's five biggest mortgage servicers.
13K Indiana foreclosure victims to get $2K checks
Underwater Indiana homeowners will receive about $43 million in refinanced loans while other borrowers will get $30 million worth of loan-term modifications and other relief as part of a $25 billion nationwide settlement with the country's biggest mortgage lenders, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Thursday.
Wash. share of mortgage settlement: $648 million
Washington's share of a $25 billion settlement with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses will be about $648 million, the state attorney general said Thursday.
Nevada AG: $1.5B is 'adequate' immediate relief
Nevada's attorney general is calling a $1.5 billion Silver State share of a $25 billion nationwide foreclosure settlement "adequate and immediate consumer relief" for the state hardest hit by the recession.
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