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.
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.
Experts: Another BP-style Gulf blowout all too possible
Much more needs to be done to lower the risks of another offshore oil disaster like the BP blowout two years ago in the Gulf of Mexico, the presidential commission that investigated the disaster reported Tuesday in its first progress update.
Senate approves plan to send BP fines to Gulf restoration
Mexican plan for Gulf deepwater wells sparks new worries
Senate approves plan to send BP fines to Gulf restoration
The Senate approved a highway bill Wednesday that includes a long-sought provision for the Gulf Coast: A guarantee that 80 percent of the fines collected from the April 2010 BP oil spill — an amount that could reach $20 billion — would be distributed for coastal restoration to the five states along the Gulf of Mexico: Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Alabama.
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.
Restore Act measure to boost BP cleanup passes House
The House approved an amendment Thursday pushed by Gulf State lawmakers to dedicate 80 percent of the fines collected from the BP oil spill to a trust fund for coastal restoration of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
Restore Act measure to boost BP cleanup could receive vote today
The House is expected to vote later today on an amendment pushed by Gulf State lawmakers to dedicate 80 percent of the fines collected from the BP oil spill to a trust fund for coastal restoration of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
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.
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.
Cuba shows U.S. its response plans in case of oil spill
As Cuba prepares to embark on a new round of exploratory offshore drilling, U.S. officials are slightly more enlightened about the island nation's plans in the event of a catastrophic oil spill on the scale of last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion.
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.
NOAA: BP oil spill may have contributed high mortality rate of dolphins
NOAA officials called a national media briefing Thursday and said that the BP oil spill could have played a role in the high number of dolphin deaths in the northern Gulf since 2010.
Oil spill fund chief says he welcomes oversight
The administrator of a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill said he welcomes an independent audit of how much money has been paid out and what calculations were made to arrive at those payouts.
Following complaints from Gulf, Congress seeks audit of BP oil spill fund
Republican Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Marco Rubio of Florida, unhappy with the handling of the $20 billion fund set up by BP to compensate victims of the 2010 Gulf oil spill, won Senate approval Friday for an independent audit of the organization.
Gulf state lawmakers work to bring oil spill money home
Researchers find signs of toxic oil effects in Louisiana marsh fish
Bill to steer BP oil spill fines to Gulf states passes committee
Commentary: Gulf oil spill report proves prevention is everything
Feds nab Florida fisherman for attempting to defraud regarding oil spill
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.
Gulf state lawmakers work to bring oil spill money home
Members of the House of Representatives from the five Gulf Coast states — Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas — announced Wednesday that they had agreed on a bill to direct at least 80 percent of the fines that BP is expected to pay for last year's oil spill to their states for economic and environmental restoration — a payday that may reach $20 million.
Bill to steer BP oil spill fines to Gulf states passes committee
A bipartisan effort to secure at least 80 percent of fines from the BP Gulf oil spill for the five Gulf Coast states — Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Texas — advanced Wednesday as the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the bill by voice vote.
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.
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 Press.
Tony Hayward of BP Gulf spill fame back in oil business
Tony Hayward, the oil executive Americans learned to hate during last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, is back in business, this time in the rich oil fields of northern Iraq.
Complete coverage of the oil spill
Read more coverage of the Gulf oil spill from the Biloxi Sun-Herald
Feds nab Florida fisherman for attempting to defraud regarding oil spill
Eliu Gonzalez, a South Florida fisherman who worked the waters off Miami-Dade and Monroe counties for more than a decade, lived hundreds of miles from the Deepwater Horizon rig when it exploded in April 2010. But that didn’t stop Gonzalez from logging onto the British Petroleum’s Gulf Coast claim center website five months later, stating that that the massive oil spill cost him more than $110,000 in lost income.
BP to return to Ocean Springs, Miss. for spill clean-up
Gulf Coast senators want BP fines to restore coastline
A year later, Gulf Coast still coming to terms with oil spill
Senate panel opens door for BP rig workers' families to sue
One year after Gulf oil spill, Florida tourism is up but questions remain
Oil spill was economic, not ecological disaster, Barbour says
More McClatchy oil spill coverage
Read more coverage of the Gulf oil spill from the Biloxi Sun-Herald
Oil companies investigate report of sheen in Gulf
NEW ORLEANS -- Reports of an oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico didn't faze residents of the coast, where small spills are spotted hundreds of times a year and many people have come to see last year's BP catastrophe as a once-in-a-lifetime event.
BP to return to Ocean Springs, Miss. for spill clean-up
Dark-amber mats of oil as big as a large man’s foot sit on the sand 10 feet from the water, and farther inland along the beaches of Horn Island’s west end. Recreational boater Nick Mason pointed out a swarm of quarter-sized tar globs floating around his boat anchored on the north side of the island Tuesday. BP knows.
Gulf spill aftermath still weighs down BP earnings
BP PLC today reported lower than expected earnings for the second quarter as it struggled to lift production in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
A year later Gulf Coast future still uncertain
It was nearing sunset on a muggy night when Debra Bosarge arrived at the State Docks, her daughter, Celia, buckled into the passenger seat. They were there to wave goodbye as Bosarge's boyfriend, Connie Johnson, set out for a night of shrimping aboard the trawler Empty Pockets.
NOAA's theory: Shrimpers at fault in sea turtles' death
NOAA’s theory that shrimpers are to blame for almost 1,000 sea-turtle deaths since the BP oil spill unleashed a fury of comments in two languages Wednesday.
Senate panel opens door for BP rig workers' families to sue
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved a bill to help the families of the 11 victims of last year's Deepwater Horizon blowout by changing outdated federal maritime laws, one going back to the 1850s, to make it possible to recover damages from BP, rig operator Transocean and rig subcontractors.
One year after Gulf oil spill, Florida tourism is up but questions remain
All-terrain vehicles still rumble across the eight-mile stretch of Pensacola Beach each morning, driven by workers looking for tar balls. One year after crude from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion reached Florida’s shores, cleanup crews are still unearthing the sticky hardened bits of oil.
More McClatchy oil spill coverage
Read more coverage of the Gulf oil spill from the Biloxi Sun-Herald
Oil spill was economic, not ecological disaster, Barbour says
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour came to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday with a message: last summer's Gulf of Mexico oil spill was an economic — not an environmental - disaster, and he wants lawmakers to help shore up the region's hard-hit fishing, tourism and energy sectors.
Interior secretary defends offshore-drilling permit changes
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday defended his agency's changes in the year after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, dismissing criticism of a lengthier and more extensive permitting process as mere "Washington noise."
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The Gulf oil spill moves into week 13. See more photos of the cleanup effort and attempts to contain the leak.
The oil spill resulting from the catastrophic destruction of the Deepwater Horizon moves into week 12. See photos of the ongoing efforts to stop the flow and clean up the spill.
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The oil spill resulting from the catastrophic destruction of the Deepwater Horizon moves into week 10. See photos of the ongoing efforts to stop the flow and clean up the spill.
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The oil spill resulting from the catastrophic destruction of the Deepwater Horizon moves into week 9. See photos of the ongoing efforts to stop the flow and clean up the spill.
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The oil spill resulting from the catastrophic destruction of the Deepwater Horizon moves into week 8. See photos of the ongoing efforts to stop the flow and clean up the spill.
The oil spill resulting from the catastrophic destruction of the Deepwater Horizon moves into week 7. See photos of the ongoing efforts to stop the flow and clean up the spill.
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The oil spill resulting from the catastrophic destruction of the Deepwater Horizon moves into week 6. See photos of the ongoing efforts to stop the flow and clean up the spill.
Images from week 5 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as the oil drifts closer to the coast, and oil-covered wildlife come streaming in for treatment.
Images from week 4 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as the cleanup process continues and new approaches to capping the leak are unveiled.
Images from the first two weeks of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Department the Energy is providing online access to schematics, pressure tests, diagnostic results and other data about the malfunctioning blowout preventer throughout the oil spill containment and clean-up process.
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BP earmarking $1 billion to restore natural resources in Gulf
Psychological toll of Gulf spill resembles that of Exxon Valdez
BP sues Gulf rig owner and maker of blowout preventer
Study: Gulf spill's social costs may linger for years
Biloxi local government defending shopping with BP oil spill grants
Florida won’t sue Transocean over Gulf oil spill
A year after BP blowout, Gulf lawmakers say drill
Gulf residents leery of what's next after BP oil spill
A year after the BP spill, drilling discussion on the rise
BP foresees no clean-up workers necessary in five years
BP oil spill cleanup chief says less residue is washing ashore
Florida Gov. Scott urged to sue over BP Gulf oil spill
NOAA: Gulf seafood safe to eat
80 percent of BP spill fines sought for Gulf Coast states
BP says it has processed - not paid - 54% of oil spill claims
Doctors believe Gulf baby dolphins deaths are stillborns
More dead baby dolphins wash ashore along the Gulf coast
Infant and stillborn dolphins still washing up along Gulf Coast
Death of baby dolphins draws Federal attention in Gulfport
At least two male baby dolphins among four found on Horn Island
Infant dolphin deaths spiking in Gulf after oil spill
Environmentalists to sue over new Gulf oil, gas projects
Mississippi AG: BP spill victims got 'stiff-armed' on claims
BP resumes dividend payouts, plans to sell 2 US refineries
UAA chancellor reflects on experience with Gulf oil spill
New oil drilling regulator lays out the road ahead
Blanket moratorium on Arctic drilling not justified, panel says
Gulf oil spill panel cites overall false sense of security
Oil spill panel blames lax oversight, poor safety standards
BP crews still cleaning oil from Mississippi Gulf islands
Commentary: BP Deepwater Horizon's blowout could have been prevented
Panel: BP well blowout revealed industry-wide problems
8 months after Gulf spill, BP's costs look manageable
Obama administration sues BP, others over Gulf oil spill
Justice Department sues BP, others over Gulf oil spill
BP oil spill victims will get 3 options for compensation
BP says Gulf well shutdown was delayed
BP defender Joe Barton won't lead House energy panel
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