Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Gulf Oil Spill Evidence July 26, 2013 By Braden Reddall and Jonathan Stempel Halliburton Co. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the...
BP Sets up Anti-Fraud Hotline for Spill Claims July 17, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman BP has set up a hotline for people to report alleged fraud involving claims arising from the company’s massive 2010...
Texas Joins Flood of States Suing BP over 2010 Gulf Spill May 21, 2013 By P.J. Huffstutter Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others...
Rig Worker: Training Saved Lives After BP Blowout March 27, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman A Transocean employee who served as chief mate on the Deepwater Horizon testified in New Orleans that he believes the...
BP Faces August 2014 Trial on Shareholders’ Gulf Spill Claims March 8, 2013 A U.S. civil trial has been set for Aug. 25, 2014, regarding accusations that BP Plc committed fraud by misleading...
BP Oil Spill Settlement Payments Exceed $1B Mark January 15, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman Businesses and individuals who claim BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money have been paid more...
Transocean to Pay $1.4B to Settle Over BP Oil Spill January 4, 2013 By David Ingram Transocean Ltd. agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. government charges over BP Plc’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil...
Judge Approves $7.8 Billion Settlement in BP Class Action Suit December 26, 2012 By Terry Baynes A U.S. judge last Friday gave final approval to BP Plc’s settlement with individuals and businesses who lost money and...
Oil Firms, Regulators Miss Major Accident Indicators: Gulf Spill Report July 25, 2012 Transocean and BP, trade associations, and U.S. regulators largely judged the safety of offshore facilities by focusing on routine personal...
New Louisiana Coast Restoration Work to Start in 2 Areas June 25, 2012 A $428 million plan to restore two parts of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline is moving ahead. The commander of the...