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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.

 

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.

 

Barton under fire for BP apology

Barton under fire for BP apology

GOP lawmaker says he's "ashamed" of how firm has been treated, drawing immediate criticism. Under pressure from Republican leaders who threatened to remove him from a ranking committee position, Rep Joe Barton (R-Tex.) late Thursday retracted his apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward for the way his company has been treated by the US government -- a comment that had drawn heavy criticism from both parties.

 

Oil companies turn on BP at congressional hearing

Executives from other major oil companies turned on BP Plc and defended their own drilling practices during a congressional hearing on Tuesday as they sought to stave off new government regulations in the wake of BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

Lawmakers: To save time, BP took 'shortcuts'

Lawmakers: To save time, BP took 'shortcuts'

Two House Democrats leading probe lay out five decisions firm took "to speed finishing the well," which was running "significantly behind" plans.

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Obama to meet spill probe leaders as oil heads north

President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of a panel he created to probe the worst oil spill in U.S. history on Tuesday, as a giant slick from BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well poses a new threat to the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama.

 

Oil spill testimony to Congress: Not our fault

Oil spill testimony to Congress: Not our fault

BP PLC told Congress Tuesday its massive Gulf oil spill was caused by the failure of a key safety device made by another company. In turn, that company says BP was in charge, and that a third company that poured concrete to plug the exploratory well didn't do it right. The third company, which was plugging the well in anticipation of future production, says it was only following BP's plan.

 

After oil spill, agency to split

After oil spill, agency to split

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will announce Tuesday afternoon that he is splitting the embattled Minerals Management Service into two parts, according to an Interior Department official who asked not to be identified.

 

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