Oil

Now ex BP CEO Tony Hayward thinks he was made a scapegoat for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster and BP's response to it.

Economics editor Chris Farrell predicts an increase of up to $100 per barrel of oil — and explains why that's not good.

Posting a $4.5 billion profit and taking its place as the largest oil firm in Europe, Shell doesn't plan to stop plans for deepwater drilling. It just won't be as easy a process now.

A panel of federal judges in Boise, Idaho will decide where to try 250 BP lawsuits filed in 12 different states. And wherever that is could see a sizable economic boost.

Oil spills around the world may be the fault of individual companies, but Americans — with their bus-less suburbs, saran wraps and highways — are also perpetuating the country's reliance on oil.

BP says it's the subject of two more U.S. investigations, but this time the probes don't concern the environment or drilling issues.

Easy Answer: BP says the spill will cost it $32 billion and CEO Tony Hayward is out October 1….

The Dutch have some of the best oil spill clean-up technology in the world, and they've offered it to the U.S. to help with the BP oil spill — only to be told that their help is not necessary.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Krissy Clark about what BP's second quarter earnings report and the sale of $30 billion in assets means for the oil company.

BP earned $5 billion in the second quarter, a higher figure over this time last year. The company will now rope the profits into the overall loss.