U.S. Charges 2 Oil Workers With Allowing Gulf of Mexico Oil Spills January 21, 2021 Two Fieldwood Energy LLC oil workers face federal criminal charges for allegedly separately allowing crude oil spills from offshore U.S....
A Decade After Gulf Oil Spill, a New Wave of BP Lawsuits Hits Courts December 11, 2019 A new wave of lawsuits against BP is hitting the federal courts nearly a decade after the Gulf oil spill....
New Federal Study Contradicts Owner’s Claims About Years-Long Gulf Oil Spill June 26, 2019 By Janet McConnaughey A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana’s coast 141/2 years ago found releases...
Trial Over, Judge to Decide Extent of BP’s Penalties for Gulf Oil Spill February 4, 2015 By Kevin McGill The latest phase of a trial to determine how much BP should pay in Clean Water Act penalties for the...
Halliburton Agrees to $1.1 Billion Gulf Oil Claims Settlement September 2, 2014 By David Wethe, Laurel Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk Halliburton Co. agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a majority of lawsuits brought over its role in the largest...
BP, Government Spar Over How Much Oil Spilled Into Gulf October 8, 2013 By Kathy Finn Lawyers for BP Plc and the federal government sparred on Monday over the methods competing teams of scientists used to...
BP to Ask UK Government to Intervene on Gulf Spill Payments: BBC May 16, 2013 British oil company BP wants Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene with the U.S. government over the escalating cost of...
Halliburton Seeking Settlement Over Gulf Oil Spill April 24, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman BP’s cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced that it is...
Halliburton in Talks Over Gulf Oil Spill Settlement, Takes Charge April 22, 2013 By Braden Reddall Halliburton Co. is in talks to settle private claims against it in a trial to determine how blame should be...
New Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process to Begin June 6, 2012 Thousands of victims of BP’s 2010 Gulf oil spill will participate in a new process for economic-loss and medical claims...