Oil Spill

BP Relieved of $1 Billion Seafood Industry Spill Payments, But More To Settle

BP Plc could breath a sigh of relief after New Orleans federal judge allowed the company not to pay ...

May 03, 2016 06:06 AM EDT

Environmental Group Sues Interior Department Over 'Fast Track' Deep-Sea Well Permits

An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department over its issuance of perm...

Apr 22, 2016 01:38 AM EDT

Empty tanker hits Jefferson Parish water facilities on Mississippi river

U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that an empty oil tanker, Nordbay, struck two facilities of Jefferson Par...

Feb 05, 2016 07:41 AM EST

Prosecutors probe possible criminal case in California oil spill

Government prosecutors are investigating the company at the center of the California oil spill for p...

May 22, 2015 09:46 PM EDT

BP asks judge to reconsider 'gross negligence' ruling

BP Plc (BP.L) on Thursday asked a U.S. court to reconsider a September ruling that found the company...

Oct 02, 2014 11:03 PM EDT

After four years, scars of Deepwater Horizon spill lingers

The compensation paid out by British oil firm BP has divided the residents of then quiet Grand Isle,...

Apr 18, 2014 09:30 AM EDT

BP Wins $4 Billion Approval of Guilty Plea Over Biggest Offshore Oil Spill in U.S. History

BP won final approval of a $4 billion guilty plea that resolves all criminal charges against the com...

Jan 29, 2013 02:52 PM EST