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Spill panel: No evidence of saving $ over safety

The BP oil rig explosion and spill wasn't about anyone purposely trading money for safety, investigators on a special presidential commission said Monday.

 

BP ups spill cost estimate by $8 billion and profits dive

BP lifted its estimate of the likely cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill by $7.7 billion to $39.9 billion on Tuesday, pushing its profits down sharply in spite of higher oil and gas prices.

 

Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says

Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says

Halliburton and BP knew weeks before the blast on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico that the cement mixture they planned to use to seal the well was unstable, a commission found.

 

BP CEO hits back at media and politicians

BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley accused some politicians and the media on Monday of being too hasty to pin all the blame on his company for the devastating Gulf of Mexico spill - and emphasized the need for deep-water drilling.

 

Blown-out BP well declared dead

Blown-out BP well declared dead

BP's blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has finally been killed once and for all, five months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Senh: Finally. Hopefully, it stays dead.

 

Final Seal Set for BP Well

Final Seal Set for BP Well

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.

 

BP could kill Gulf well in four days: U.S.

BP could kill Gulf well in four days: U.S.

BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico well that caused the biggest U.S. offshore oil spill ever could be killed for good within four days, the U.S. official overseeing the spill response said on Wednesday.

Senh: Finally. Hopefully, it stays dead, and not come back to life like monsters in horror films.

 

BP's internal probe of oil spill cites sequence of failures by multiple parties

Oil giant BP PLC said in an internal report posted on its website Wednesday morning that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months.

 

BP oil well declared to be no longer a threat to gulf

BP oil well declared to be no longer a threat to gulf

With the replacement of the failed blowout preventer and a cement plug in place, the well's seal is almost permanent, the federal spill response chief says. The final step will be to plug the well from the bottom.

 

Failed Blowout Preventer Is Removed, BP Says

The blowout preventer, which is considered a key piece of evidence in the Gulf of Mexico spill investigation, will now be raised to the surface.

 

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