Stories Related to Final Seal Set For Bp Well

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Fri, 09/17/2010 - 6:37am

After five months, the BP well that spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico is on the verge of being plugged.

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BP record $4bn penalty approved
A US court approves the biggest criminal fine in US history given to British oil giant BP as part of a settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. In November, BP said it would pay $4bn (£2.5bn) to the US Department of Justice and agreed to plea guilty to 14 criminal charges. More
BP suspended from new US gov't contracts
BP is being temporarily suspended from new contracts with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency says. More
Coast Guard: Body Found Near Burned Gulf Oil Rig
Divers hired by the owner of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico that caught fire recovered a body in the waters near the site Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and the rig's owner. More
Search for 2 missing after oil rig blast continues
Coast Guard crews continued searching for two workers missing after an explosion and fire aboard a Gulf of Mexico oil rig on Friday that was apparently triggered by workers using a blow torch to cut a pipe. More
Oil rig explodes in Gulf; 2 missing, 4 medevaced
Two people were missing and four people were airlifted to a hospital Friday after an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico some 17 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La., the U.S. Coast Guard told NBC News. More

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