Bp's Probation Over Alaska Oil Spill Challenged

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - BP's Alaska unit should have its criminal probation revoked and be subject to additional penalties because the company continued negligent behavior even after pleading guilty over its 2006 Prudhoe Bay pipeline spill, a federal probation officer said.

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