Most Oil In Gulf Unaccounted For

David A. Fahrenthold and Leslie Tamura, Washington Post
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 1:18pm

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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
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
BP to pay $4.5 billion over Gulf oil spill
BP will pay approximately $4.5 billion and plead guilty to criminal charges as part of a settlement with the U.S. government over the deadly Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the London-based oil giant announced Thursday. More

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Gulf Coast’s "greatest beach party" celebrating 40 years of iconic fish toss tradition
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