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Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Two-Way

Criminal Charges Possible Against BP Engineers For Gulf Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burned on April 21, 2010.

December 29, 2011 Justice Department prosecutors are considering the first such charges related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history — a disaster that also killed 11 workers when an oil rig blew up.

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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

The Two-Way

BP Accuses Halliburton Of Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burned on April 21, 2010.

December 6, 2011 Halliburton, meanwhile, denies that allegation and accuses BP of fraud and defamation. The two companies are trading charges and blame for the nation's worst offshore oil spill — the April 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

The Two-Way

Anadarko To Pay BP $4 Billion, Settle Claims Related To Gulf Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burned on April 21, 2010.

October 17, 2011 Anadarko was a minority partner in the project to drill for oil at the Deepwater Horizon site. Eleven workers were killed when the rig exploded in April 2010, and the spill was one of the worst in U.S. history.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Two-Way

Gulf Spill Blamed On Poor Management, Bad Cement Job, Other Missteps

September 14, 2011 The worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history started with an explosion and fire that killed 11 oil rig workers in April 2010. BP, investigators say, "was ultimately responsible for conducting operations" at the site.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Two-Way

Rig Owner Blames BP For Gulf Oil Disaster

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burned on April 21, 2010.

June 22, 2011 Transocean, the rig owner, BP made all the key decisions that led to the disaster. The British company has pointed the finger at many players. Who is ultimately judged to be responsible will be debated in court.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Two-Way

'Spillionaires,' A Dirty Word From The Past, Is Back

April 14, 2011 ProPublica and The Washington Post report that many people appear to have cashed in as BP spent billions in the year since the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. But "others hurt by the spill ended up getting comparatively little."

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Thursday, December 02, 2010

The Two-Way

Oil Spill Panel Likely To Recommend Creation Of New Safety Agency

December 2, 2010 The President’s oil spill commission is likely to recommend that the United States create a new, independent agency to oversee worker safety on offshore drilling rigs and production platforms.

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Two-Way

BP Dodges Storm, Resumes Drilling Relief Well

BP relief well drilling

August 12, 2010 BP Dodges Storm, Resumes Drilling Relief Well

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Wednesday, August 04, 2010

The Two-Way

Obama Team's Gulf Gusher Report Draws Skepticism

August 4, 2010 Some critics doubted the Obama Administration's accounting for the escaped oil from BP's Gulf well.

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The Two-Way

Obama Regains Footing After Early Slips On Rogue BP Oil

Barack Obama

August 4, 2010 The Obama Administration appeared to regain some control after BP rogue well was plugged.

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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

The Two-Way

BP Starts 'Static Kill' To Finally Plug Gulf Well

Thad Allen

August 3, 2010 BP Starts 'Static Kill' To Finally Plug Gulf Well

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The Two-Way

BP To Sell $7 Bln In Oil, Gas Assets To Apache

July 20, 2010 BP has agreed to sell $7 billion in oil and gas properties to Apache Corp.

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Monday, July 19, 2010

The Two-Way

BP: Sea Floor Seepage is Natural

Workboats in the Gulf

July 19, 2010 BP said seepage on the sea floor a few miles from the broken well is natural.

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Friday, July 16, 2010

The Two-Way

BP Gusher Surprise Causes Head-Scratching

Helix Producer ship in Gulf

July 16, 2010 BP engineers are wondering why the pressures in the newly capped well are lower than they expected.

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The Two-Way

No Link Between BP And Lockerbie Release: UK Envoy

July 16, 2010 British ambassador to the U.S. says there was no link between the Lockerbie bomber's release and BP.

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