Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Fraud pollutes BP compensation fund for Gulf spill victims

Not a single drop of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico touched the landlocked city of Homestead, Fla. But a Homestead businessman saw the April 2010 oil rig explosion and subsequent environmental disaster as an opportunity to cash in, authorities say.

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BP safety focus was too narrow before Gulf oil spill, report says

BP and the contractor that operated the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon were so focused on worker safety they didn't do enough to prevent major hazards, such as the 2010 rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people, federal investigators said.
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BP shareholders attempt revival of suit against firm after spill

Lawyers for some BP shareholders are trying to revive a stalled lawsuit filed in an Alaska court in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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BP engineer charged with destroying Gulf spill evidence

A BP engineer intentionally deleted more than 300 text messages saying the company's efforts to control the Gulf of Mexico oil spill were failing, and that the amount of oil leaking was far more than what the company reported, the U.S. Justice Department says.
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BP reaches settlement with plaintiffs over 2010 Gulf oil spill

BP reached a settlement late Friday night with a committee representing the largest group of plaintiffs suing over the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a federal judge said. Specific terms have not been released.
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BP contract shielded rig owner from spill liability, judge rules

The rig owner involved in drilling the Gulf of Mexico well that spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil will not have to pay many of the pollution claims because it was shielded in a contract with BP, a federal judge ruled today.
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BP again seeks Gulf spill payment from Halliburton

BP is reiterating claims first made last April that it is entitled to payment from contractor Halliburton Energy Services for expenses and lost profits resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil well disaster.
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Gulf rig contractor destroyed key oil spill evidence, BP charges

In a high-stakes court filing today, BP accused Halliburton of destroying damaging evidence about the quality of its cement slurry that went into drilling the Gulf of Mexico oil well that blew out last year and caused the nation's worst offshore spill.
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Regulators cite BP, 2 other companies over Gulf oil spill

Federal regulators on Wednesday cited oil company BP PLC and two other companies -- Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton -- for alleged safety and environmental violations stemming from last year's rig explosion and massive Gulf oil spill.
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Huge Gulf oil spill is blamed on poor management decisions

A key federal report puts ultimate responsibility on BP for the catastrophic failures leading to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history and the deaths of 11 rig workers, especially regarding the cement seal that was put in place the day before the explosion that triggered the spill.
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New evidence cites more BP mistakes in the Gulf oil spill

A BP scientist identified a previously unreported deposit of flammable gas that could have played a role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but the oil giant failed to divulge the finding to government investigators for as long as a year, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Associated...