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BP record $4bn penalty approved

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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. The sum included a $1.26bn fine.

 

Oil companies investigate report of sheen in Gulf

A new oil sheen was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, although energy company BP said Thursday the discovery had nothing to do with its operations and was far from the site of its disaster-hit Macondo well.

 

BP profits hit $5.3 billion

Oil giant BP is back in the black, announcing profits of $5.3 billion just a year after the Deepwater Horizon disaster left it facing heavy losses.

 

BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear

In the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear - much of which had little to do with the cleanup, an Associated Press investigation shows....

 

BP shares hit 6-month high after Shell bid report

BP shares hit 6-month high after Shell bid report

Shares in oil major BP hit a six-month high on Tuesday after The Daily Mail newspaper reported rival Royal Dutch Shell had considered a takeover bid during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

 

Cleanup of oil-tainted Gulf Coast nears end

Dig 2 feet into the sand on this wind-swept beach and up comes the foul smell of oil.

 

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.

 

Feds: Well Needs Tests Before Permanent Plug

Federal official calls for additional pressure tests before he will give the OK to finish drilling a relief well intended to help plug BP's runaway well for goodGulf Oil Gone?

 

NOAA: Oil is degrading quickly

Spill from blowout is degrading rapidly in warm waters, becoming tougher to find, director says.

 

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