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BP to cop to criminal charges in Gulf oil spill
Dan Bobkoff Nov 16, 2012
BP to pay $4.5 billion to settle criminal charges related to Deepwater Horizon. But what does it mean when a company is a felon?
BP: 'There will be blood'
Stephen Beard Nov 15, 2012
British oil giant BP could face a record fine for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
Russia oil firm Rosneft enters deal with BP
Peter van Dyk Oct 22, 2012
The British Oil company BP is selling off its stake in a joint venture to the state-run Russian oil company Rosneft.
Russia oil firm Rosneft nears deal with BP
Stephen Beard Oct 19, 2012
The state-controlled Russian oil firm Rosneft is reported ready to enter a multi-billion dollar joint venture with the British oil giant BP to create the world’s biggest listed oil company.
BP oil earnings report shows signs of weakness
Stephen Beard Jul 31, 2012
The British oil company BP is reporting a sharp drop in profits. The company made just $238 million last quarter, compared with more than $5 billion a year ago.
U.S. charges ex-BP engineer with obstruction of justice
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.
The decisions that led to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Sarah Gardner Apr 17, 2012
A new book explores how BP's management led to Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and whether it could happen again.
BP plans to move forward after settlement
Mitchell Hartman Mar 5, 2012
The big oil company BP has settled with thousands of Gulf Coast residents and businesses for their economic losses and medical claims from its massive 2010 oil spill -- to the tune of $7.8 billion.
BP headed to court over Gulf oil spill
Sarah Gardner Feb 23, 2012
The Gulf oil spill trial is set to start Monday, and could cost the oil giant billions.
BP seeks to blame Halliburton for oil spill
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.
