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BP waves the white flag, asks for help from the Prime Minister

Interview with
Stephen Beard
May 16, 2013
BP said they were just trying to make it for easier for claimants, but now they're in over their heads.
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A controversy over how Deepwater Horizon cleanup funds are being spent

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Gigi Douban
May 7, 2013
Last week, BP and five coastal states affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill announced $594 million in projects funded by BP for early restoration of the Gulf. A lot of the money is being spent on stuff not related to the spill at all, especially on repairing damage from various hurricanes.
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BP oil spill lawsuit could get messy

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Adriene Hill
Feb 25, 2013
The civil suit will determine the degree of BP's responsibility for the oil spill two years ago, which will help determine the size of damages.
Posted In: BP, bp oil spill, Gulf of Mexico
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BP pleads guilty in oil spill lawsuit

Interview with
Scott Tong
Jan 29, 2013
BP signs off on a plea over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. But this won't be the end of legal troubles for the company.
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Improved safety device could prevent BP-type oil spills

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Eve Troeh
May 22, 2012
The National Academy of Engineering is recommending that oil and gas companies spend millions on a modified blowout preventer. This is the $45 million device that failed and caused the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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U.S. charges ex-BP engineer with obstruction of justice

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Scott Tong
Apr 24, 2012
A former BP engineer has been arrested and charged with intentionally destroying evidence related to how much oil was spilling from the company's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
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What happened to the oil from the BP spill?

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Alex Chadwick
Apr 18, 2012
2010's Gulf oil spill put almost 5 million barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Where did it all go?
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BP seeks to blame Halliburton for oil spill

Interview with
Stephen Beard
Jan 3, 2012
British oil giant BP has filed court papers demanding the Houston-based firm Halliburton pay billions of dollars in clean-up and compensation costs for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Biotech firm looks to clean oil out of laundry detergent

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Sarah Gardner
Apr 21, 2011
The BP spill anniversary reminds us that oil is ubiquitous. Replacing it isn't so easy, but some industries are coming up with alternatives.
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Reflections from a New Orleanian

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Apr 21, 2011
The BP oil spill changed the lives of many folks along the Gulf Coast. But the resilient culture remains.

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The Marketplace Sustainability Desk looks at the Gulf after the BP oil spill that happened on April 10, 2010 to see how the region is recovering and how sustainability efforts have been affected.

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