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Criminal Charges Possible Against BP Engineers For Gulf Oil Spill
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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BP Accuses Halliburton Of Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence
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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Anadarko To Pay BP $4 Billion, Settle Claims Related To Gulf Oil Spill
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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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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Rig Owner Blames BP For Gulf Oil Disaster
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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'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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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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BP Dodges Storm, Resumes Drilling Relief Well
August 12, 2010 BP Dodges Storm, Resumes Drilling Relief Well
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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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Obama Regains Footing After Early Slips On Rogue BP Oil
August 4, 2010 The Obama Administration appeared to regain some control after BP rogue well was plugged.
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BP Starts 'Static Kill' To Finally Plug Gulf Well
August 3, 2010 BP Starts 'Static Kill' To Finally Plug Gulf Well
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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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BP: Sea Floor Seepage is Natural
July 19, 2010 BP said seepage on the sea floor a few miles from the broken well is natural.
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BP Gusher Surprise Causes Head-Scratching
July 16, 2010 BP engineers are wondering why the pressures in the newly capped well are lower than they expected.
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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.