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BP: Too big to nail?
Stephen Beard Nov 16, 2012
After agreeing to pay the U.S. government $4.5 billion to settle criminal charges stemming from the Gulf oil spill, BP could face even higher civil penalties. Is such grave punishment in the government's best interest?
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.
Improved safety device could prevent BP-type oil spills
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.
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.
What happened to the oil from the BP spill?
Alex Chadwick Feb 21, 2013
2010's Gulf oil spill put almost 5 million barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Where did it all go?
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.
