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  • BP chases Halliburton for billions over oil spill

    BP says it wants contractor Halliburton to pay all the clean up costs and expenses from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill — that is around 32 billion… 03/01/2012

  • BP wins Russian TNK-BP court cases

    A court in Siberia has thrown out two huge lawsuits against BP. The decision is a key victory for the oil company in the legal battles surrounding its Russian… 11/11/2011

  • BP’s Moscow office raided

    A fresh blow for BP in Russia as its Moscow office is raided by court officials looking for documents as part of a law suit over the collapse of its attempted… 31/08/2011

  • Exxon inks Arctic tie up with Rosneft

    Top US oil company Exxon Mobil and Russia’s Rosneft have signed a deal to develop oil and gas reserves in the Russian Arctic. The agreement involves the… 30/08/2011

  • Mitsui deal cuts BP oil spill costs

    BP has struck a key victory in its battle to share the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Japanese trading house Mitsui’s exploration unit – which owned… 20/05/2011

  • BP’s Arctic oil deal collapses

    BP’s efforts to gain a foothold in Russia’s offshore Arctic oilfields through a deal with state-controlled Rosneft have collapsed. The British energy giant… 17/05/2011

  • BP faces hostile shareholders and protesters

    BP’s bosses faced much anger at the energy giant’s first shareholders’ annual general meeting since the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Inside the London venue… 14/04/2011

  • BP to resume drilling in Gulf of Mexico – reports

    One year after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, BP is moving closer to resuming deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reportedly been given… 04/04/2011

  • Rosneft blocked deal bad news for BP’s Dudley

    BP boss’ Bob Dudley has been criticised by some oil industry analysts for entering into an Arctic exploration deal with state-controlled Russian energy group… 25/03/2011

  • BP to blame says US report

    A US federal report has placed most of the blame for the worst offshore oil leak in the country’s history on the British company BP. The blowout at the… 15/09/2011

  • Western spies and Gaddafi, too cosy a relationship?

    New revelations show the relationship between Colonel Gaddafi’s regime with Western intelligence services may have been too close and cosy. The former… 06/09/2011

  • Fishermen seek compensation a year after BP spill

    It was 12 months ago when the Gulf of Mexico was hit by the biggest environmental disaster in American history. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on… 20/04/2011

  • Jury out on marine damage a year after Gulf oil spill

    A year after the worst oil spill in American history, it is difficult to assess the long-term environmental damage. Nearly five million barrels leaked into… 20/04/2011

  • Profits lag but BP will resume dividend

    Weaker than expected quarterly profits and a new charge for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are overshadowing BP’s long-awaited return to a dividend payout for… 01/02/2011

  • BP boosted by Rosneft deal

    BP’s shares rose on Monday on news of its Arctic exploration deal with Russia’s Rosneft. A joint venture will develop three of Rosneft’s offshore… 17/01/2011

  • BP shares jump after US report spreads spill blame

    Is BP off the hook? Too early to say perhaps, but shares in the British energy giant have risen sharply after a White House report into the Gulf of Mexico oil… 06/01/2011

  • Oil-spill: White House points to company cost-cutting

    A series of decisions that saved BP and its partners significant time and money ultimately contributed to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster according to White… 06/01/2011

  • Shell ‘considered BP bid’

    BP’s shares shot up on Tuesday following a report that rival Royal Dutch Shell had considered a takeover bid during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The… 04/01/2011

  • BP ends grim year

    BP was happy when 2010 came to an end. It was the energy giant’s worst ever with the explosion on its deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico in… 30/12/2010

  • Government lawsuit hits BP shares

    Oil giant BP’s shares fell nearly 1.4 percent on Thursday in response to a US government lawsuit over last April’s deadly oil rig explosion in the Gulf of… 16/12/2010

  • US launches lawsuit against BP

    The Obama administration is to sue BP and eight other firms for last April’s rig explosion and subsequent offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The… 16/12/2010

  • BP ‘ready to sell $1bn in North Sea assets’

    BP is looking to sell $1 billion (747 million euros) worth of its North Sea assets, according to British media reports. The oil company has said it would shed… 07/12/2010

  • BP spill cost increases

    BP has lifted its estimate of the likely cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to $40 billion (28.5 billion euros). That pulled down its latest quarterly… 02/11/2010

  • BP notes oil spill payout increase

    BP says payouts to those affected by its Gulf of Mexico oil spill have shot up since an independent body took over dispensing funds on September 3. The oil… 20/09/2010

  • BP finally plugs leaking Gulf oil well

    The deep sea well at the centre for the worst US oil spill in history has been plugged once and for all. The coastguard has confirmed that BP has managed to… 20/09/2010

  • BP’s North Sea safety record under spotlight

    The UK press has published a letter from the Department of Energy criticising BP’s safety training in the North Sea. It is the latest setback for the company… 15/09/2010

  • Spill fallout to delay BP’s Q3 results

    BP is delaying the release of its third quarter results by one week due to the complexities of its oil spill costs. The company says it struggled to publish… 10/09/2010

  • BP fingers contractors in oil-spill report

    The oil-giant BP has pointed the finger at its contractors in a report on the worst ever oil-spill the US has seen. Transocean and Halliburton come in for… 08/09/2010

  • Obama gives Florida a ‘clean’ bill of health

    The US president has paid his fifth visit to the country’s BP oil spill region. Barack Obama made the weekend trip to Panama City, Florida, as part of a… 15/08/2010

  • BP spill costs 4.6 billion euros

    On Monday BP updated the cost of dealing with its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico to the equivalent of 4.6 billion euro. That includes 240 million… 09/08/2010

  • Seafood deemed safe as Gulf oil crisis eases

    As the environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be drawing to a close BP says it may drill a new well to extract crude left behind in the damaged… 07/08/2010

  • BP finishes cementing ruptured Gulf oil well

    BP has finished pouring cement into its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. It ends phase two of its ‘static kill’ procedure to plug the leak for good… 06/08/2010

  • BP starts cementing ruptured Gulf oil well

    BP has begun phase two of its ‘static kill’ procedure to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak for good. After injecting heavy mud to stem the flow of crude, it… 05/08/2010

  • Will effects of Gulf leak linger?

    Many experts say the region was lucky to escape what could have been a much worse catastrophe. But others warn the effects of the leak are likely to linger… 05/08/2010

  • BP’s “static kill” goes well in Gulf

    BP’s “static kill” procedure to plug its blown oil well appears to have been successful. Now cement will follow the heavy mud and be poured down the throat of… 05/08/2010

  • Obama welcomes oil spill progress

    The news that the flow of oil is being stemmed has been welcomed by Barack Obama, who has made several trips to the Gulf since being accused of an intially… 04/08/2010

  • US Gulf Coast oil spill: a chronology

    When the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded into flames, killing eleven workers, few predicted it would lead to America’s worst environmental disaster. Two days… 04/08/2010

  • BP reports good progress on spill plug

    BP is calling it a “significant milestone”. Others say let’s wait and see. The oil giant is reporting good progress after starting its operation to… 04/08/2010

  • The beginning of the end for BP’s ruptured well

    BP has begun pumping heavy drilling mud into its blown out oil well hoping it will eventually permanently plug the world’s worst accidental marine oil… 04/08/2010

  • Massive scale of Gulf leak revealed

    As BP prepares to try to permanently plug its ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, more information is coming to light about the full extent of the… 03/08/2010

  • BP announces shake up after record loss

    BP’s outgoing chief Tony Hayward insisted in May the firm was in for the long-haul after its deep water horizon rig blew in the Gulf of Mexico. But, the… 27/07/2010

  • Greenpeace shuts BP’s London petrol stations

    Greenpeace claimed to have closed down all of BP ‘s petrol stations in London on Tuesday. The activist group said it had shut down all the oil giant’s 50… 27/07/2010

  • Hayward reportedly shipped off to Siberia

    From BP chief in London, to a job in Siberia. That is reported to be the fate of Tony Hayward, with the oil giant confirming he will step down on October… 27/07/2010

  • BP reportedly approves Hayward pay-off

    BP’s board has approved the pay-off deal for Tony Hayward, according to one press report, and will announce the new company boss today. Hayward is expected to… 27/07/2010

  • BP ready to drop Hayward?

    Press reports say BP may be about to let chief executive Tony Hayward go following his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.   His departure could come in… 26/07/2010

  • BP halts oil spill work as storm enters Gulf

    With Tropical Storm Bonnie’s arrival imminent, BP has suspended its operations to deal with the US oil spill. Ships captains on site were deciding for… 24/07/2010

  • BP oil spill teams evacuated as Bonnie approaches

    As tropical storm Bonnie bears down on the Gulf of Mexico, BP has pulled out its flotilla of relief ships dealing with the Deepwater oil spill, and they could… 23/07/2010

  • Gulf storm puts BP spill operation on hold

    Extreme weather is the last thing they need. But, with Tropical Storm Bonnie gathering momentum, many ships and rigs dealing with the US oil spill must move… 23/07/2010

  • Cameron snubs calls for inquiry into BP ‘lobbying’

    British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected calls by US senators for an inquiry into whether BP influenced the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset… 21/07/2010

  • Cameron assures Americans BP will pay for spill

    British Prime Minister David Cameron is in Washington for his first meeting as leader with President Barack Obama.   It comes at a time when the BP oil spill… 20/07/2010

  • BP to keep cap in place despite small oil leakage

    BP is to keep its ruptured well capped for now despite the detection of small amounts of leaking oil and gas. Engineers have dismissed both those emissions… 20/07/2010

  • BP given another day to keep cap on well

    US authorities have given BP an extra 24 hours to keep the containment cap on its ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, despite possible seepage. Reports of… 19/07/2010

  • BP puts spill cost at 3 billion euros

    BP says its has spent some three billion euros (four billion dollars) on its efforts to tackle the worst oil spill in US history. The company also said it… 19/07/2010

  • BP says well cap is holding

    The US government has called on BP to confirm reports of an oil seepage close to the capped well in the Gulf of Mexico. The energy giant however remains… 19/07/2010

  • No sign of leaks but capped BP well needs more tests

    It is so far so good for the containment cap on BP’s ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well. Bubbles coming out of a valve on piping at the very top of the well… 17/07/2010

  • No leak from Gulf of Mexico oil well, BP confirms

    British oil giant BP has said there is no sign of any oil leaking from its rouge well in the Gulf of Mexico as further tests showed barely any pressure rising… 17/07/2010

  • Obama gives cautious welcome to well capping

    Barack Obama says BP’s successful capping of the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is “good news”. But the US President hedged his bets, saying the… 16/07/2010

  • Louisiana reacts to apparent plug of oil spill

    It is the big talking point at Zydeco’s Cajun Kitchen in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Oil is no longer spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, at least for now, as … 16/07/2010

  • ‘Positive sign’ as BP stems oil well

    The news that BP had temporarily plugged its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well was greeted with cautious optimism by the White House. President Barack Obama… 16/07/2010

  • BP says no more oil leaking from Gulf well

    The 3 month oil leak which has caused America’s worst ever environmental disaster, may finally be over. BP says it has at least temporarily stopped the… 16/07/2010

  • Pressure tests due on leaking Gulf oil well

    BP is planning critical tests on its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico after a delay to fix a leaking pipe. Its hoped the latest attempt at fixing the… 15/07/2010

  • BP starts testing to halt oil flow

    BP has begun crucial tests on its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well after a 24-hour delay. If successful, it could mean the flow from the gushing well could… 15/07/2010

  • US demands probe into BP and al-Megrahi release

    Amid BP’s problems in the gulf, the energy giant is also facing accusations it played a role in winning the release of the man convicted of the 1988… 15/07/2010

  • New and improved cap for Gulf of Mexico oil spill

    The containment cap over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being removed, so a better one can be installed. The new cap is bigger and completely seals… 10/07/2010

  • Oil-spill spreads to Texas

    America’s worst ever oil spill continues to spread as the first tar balls are found washed up on a Texas beach. It means the southern US state looks like… 06/07/2010

  • BP reportedly seeks investors

    As BP announced it had so far spent 2.5 billion euros on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill it was reported that the company was seeking a strategic investor to… 05/07/2010

  • Operation to stop oil leak in Gulf of Mexico halted

    Efforts to siphon oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico will be put on hold for the next five days. A storm, bringing with it gale-force winds, is… 26/06/2010

  • New BP oil spill chief says he is ready to listen

    Critics will dismiss it as a public relations exercise. But BP’s new man in charge of handling the Gulf of Mexico oil crisis is keen to show he is involved on… 24/06/2010

  • BP appoints new man to front oil spill op

    BP has once again resumed collecting oil and gas from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well after re-positioning its containment cap. Siphoning operations were… 24/06/2010

  • BP puts new man in charge of US oil spill

    BP has put a new man in charge of its day to day handling of the worst oil spill in US history. English Chief Executive Tony Hayward has been slammed for a… 23/06/2010

  • Judge to rule on deepwater drilling ban by Wednesday

    More than a dozen companies have gone to court in the US, to challenge a ban on deepwater drilling. President Obama imposed the six month ban in the aftermath… 22/06/2010

  • Worst case scenario gets worse for BP

    As its ruptured well continues spewing oil, BP’s woes are growing. A worker from the rig, which exploded and sank in April, has reportedly said he found a… 21/06/2010

  • BP announces new oil spill costs

    BP says the cost of its response to the Gulf of Mexico spill has now reached 2 billion dollars, or 1.6 billion euros. The oil giant says it has already paid… 21/06/2010

  • Worst-case scenario shows horrific oil spill figures

    BP estimates in a worst-case scenario of the amount of oil leaking from its damaged well could be as high as 100,000 barrels per day. That is far higher… 21/06/2010

  • BP CEO’s holiday ‘gaffe’

    BP CEO Tony Hayward has come in for more criticism across the Atlantic for taking time to spend the day sailing with his son off England’s south coast. The… 20/06/2010

  • BP chief faces more White House criticism

    One of the siphoning systems at the site of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has been restarted after a 10-hour shutdown to allow for repair work. Experts… 20/06/2010

  • BP rejects ‘negligence’ claim

    BP has brushed off claims by one of its partners that it is guilty of “gross negligence” from its handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The British oil… 19/06/2010

  • BP boss to hand over oil spill responsibility

    BP’s chief executive Tony Hayward – who emerged from a grilling by US lawmakers this week – is to give up the day-to-day handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil… 18/06/2010

  • Spotlight on BP shares after Congress grilling

    Despite negative headlines after the grilling of the BP chief by US lawmakers, shares in the company have climbed slightly in London trading. However… 18/06/2010

  • BP chief grilled by US lawmakers over oil spill

    BP’s chief executive has been berated by US lawmakers at a congressional hearing into the Gulf oil spill. Tony Hayward was accused of evasion and ducking… 18/06/2010

  • BP’s shares react to company’s woes

    As BP’s Chief Executive Tony Hayward was testifying to the US Congress, the oil giant’s shares picked up in London in reaction to news that it is setting… 17/06/2010

  • BP’s Hayward faces Congress grilling

    Under-fire BP chief Tony Hayward faces a grilling from the US Congress later today. Hayward, who famously confessed he would “like his life back” in the… 17/06/2010

  • BP agrees to $20 billion fund for spill claims

    BP has reportedly agreed to set aside the equivalent of sixteen billion euros to put in a fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The news… 16/06/2010

  • Obama asserts authority over the Gulf of Mexico

    After his fourth visit to the Gulf of Mexico, a televised address to the nation and a scheduled meeting with BP officials, all in less than a week, Barack… 16/06/2010

  • Mixed reactions to Obama’s televised address

    The entire way-of-life in the small Louisiana fishing town of Buras is under threat from the spill, and locals gathered together to watch Obama’s televised… 16/06/2010

  • Gulf oil spill worse than thought

    America’s biggest ever oil spill became a whole lot worse after scientists revised their estimates over of the amount of crude oil flowing from BP’s stricken… 16/06/2010

  • Obama spells out recovery plan for Gulf coast

    President Barack Obama returned from his latest visit to the oil-hit Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, determined to spell out his administration’s… 16/06/2010

  • BP ponders share dividend

    As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to despoil US beaches, BP’s top bosses are bracing for an in-person tongue-lashing from President Barack Obama and a… 14/06/2010

  • Testing week ahead over Gulf oil spill

    As leaked oil lurks off the coast of Florida and Alabama, oil gıant B.P. and the U.S. government face a week of key tests over the crisis. B.P. has hired… 14/06/2010

  • BP ‘should do more’ to stop oil leak

    BP has been told that its plans to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico don’t go far enough. A top US Coast Guard official has given the company until… 13/06/2010

  • More oil to be siphoned from Gulf spill

    The amount of oil siphoned off from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico could be doubled by next month, according to the US official in charge of dealing… 12/06/2010

  • BP will weitere Schiffe in Golf von Mexiko schicken

    Der britische Ölkonzern BP will seine Bemühungen zur Eindämmung der Ölpest im Golf von Mexiko verstärken. Bis Mitte Juli will er doppelt so viel Öl aus der… 12/06/2010

  • BP’s shares bounce back

    BP’s Chief Executive Tony Hayward has said no decision has yet been made about whether it will pay a politically-sensitive quarterly dividend on its shares… 11/06/2010

  • BP spill double previous estimates, say scientists

    US scientists say the amount of oil that has been gushing out of the ruptured Gulf of Mexico spill is more than double previous estimates. The US Geological… 11/06/2010

  • Mounting spill costs slam BP’s shares

    For BP, spewing oil equals plummeting shares. In London the energy giant’s shares slumped at one stage to their lowest level in 13 years on Thursday. Their… 10/06/2010

  • BP shares plunge to 14-year low

    Shares in BP have fallen sharply amid concerns over the cost of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The company maintains it can cover its liabilities, saying… 10/06/2010

  • US Coast Guard fears for Gulf Coast wildlife

    The US Coast Guard say it could take years to assess the full impact of the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on marshes, beaches and wildlife in… 08/06/2010

  • Progress in US oil spill siphoning efforts

    It is far from perfect but it is a start. BP is managing to collect at least a third of the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since it put a containment… 06/06/2010

  • Impact on wildlife from the US oil spill is worsening

    Increasing numbers of brown Pelican, Louisiana’s state bird, are being coated in oil, their feathers matted and separate, leaving them vulnerable to heat and… 06/06/2010

  • Oil patches reach Florida beaches

    Small traces of oil have washed ashore in northwest Florida in the first apparent impact there from the Gulf of Mexico spill. Pensacola advertises the… 05/06/2010


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