Judge Rules BP Was ‘Grossly Negligent’ in Gulf Oil Spill September 4, 2014 BP Plc acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge...
Focus Shifts to BP Following Halliburton Oil Spill Settlement September 3, 2014 By Bradley Olson and Margaret Cronin Fisk Halliburton Co.’s agreement to settle most of the lawsuits stemming from its role in the worst offshore oil spill in...
Damages Phase of BP Gulf Spill Trial to Begin in January April 24, 2014 The high-stakes penalty phase of BP’s trial over its role in the 2010 U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil spill will...
Clash at Trial: Did BP Lie About Size of Gulf Oil Spill? October 1, 2013 By Kathy Finn In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking...
BP Hit By Wave of Gulf Oil Spill Claims As Deadline Approaches April 30, 2013 By Andrew Callus BP Plc has been hit by more than 2,200 new lawsuits seeking payback for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil...
Evacuation Saved Lives, Says Transocean Deepwater Horizon Safety Officer March 26, 2013 By Kathy Finn The officer in charge of safety on Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused...
BP Executive Says Internal Oil Spill Probe Did Not Weigh Cost Overruns March 1, 2013 By Kristen Hays BP Plc’s investigation of its disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout did not address the impact of cost overruns on...
Day #2 at Oil Spill Trial: BP Drilled Despite Earlier Problems February 27, 2013 By Kristen Hays BP Plc took chances drilling its doomed Macondo well long before it ruptured in 2010, a well design and pressure...
Opening Arguments in BP Oil Spill Trial Seek to Assess Blame February 26, 2013 By Kristen Hays A long-awaited trial over the biggest U.S. offshore oil spill began on Monday, with governments, businesses and individuals blaming BP...
Long-Awaited BP Oil Spill Trial Begins; No Deal Yet February 25, 2013 By Kristen Hays BP executives more focused on cost-cutting and oil production than safety should be held responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster...