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Feds give BP green light to resume deepwater Gulf drilling
It’s been little more than a year since BP successfully plugged its blown-out Macondo well, and the effects of that catastrophic oil spill still abound on the Gulf Coast and deep beneath the surface. Years or even decades may pass
Orange Beach reaches settlement agreement with BP
The city of Orange Beach, Alabama, and BP reached an agreement Wednesday over tourism revenues the city lost during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The settlement came after a year of negotiating, with BP agreeing to pay $1.27
New report says BP shortcuts caused Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill
A new federal government report released this week blames BP for most of the errors and oversights that caused the fatal Macondo well blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Compiled by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
More oil emerging near BP's Macondo well
Probing reported sightings of new oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Press-Register reporters took a boat to the site of BP’s blown-out Macondo well Tuesday afternoon and witnessed fresh blobs of oil rising to the surface.
BP posts soaring profits, expects to resume Gulf drilling
It’s still a struggle for Gulf Coast communities racked by last year’s catastrophic oil spill, but BP is flying high on its first-quarter profits and the expectation that it will resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico again before the
BP's official oil-spill response plan contains absurd information
Federal regulations require oil companies to prepare and submit detailed spill-response plans before they can begin drilling offshore in American waters — and rightfully so. That body of water we call the Gulf of Mexico is a rich and diverse
BP rejects EPA's demand for less toxic chemical oil dispersant
Tensions continue to mount between BP and the federal government, first over the oil giant’s failure to stop its oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico (the next attempt to contain the spill has been delayed until Wednesday) and now
Oil laps land, brings despair, suicidal thoughts to small communities
Much press has been given to the dire threat BP’s oil slick poses to the coastal ecosystems, marine environment, and the economies that depend on the health of both. But now another tragic extension of the oil disaster is becoming
Level of oil dispersant chemicals used in Gulf raises concerns
The Environmental Protection Agency gave BP on Wednesday 24 hours to find an oil dispersant less toxic than the ones it has been spraying in massive quantities above the Gulf of Mexico and under the surface. The EPA requested that
Failure to perform critical safety test, serious design = oil rig disaster
A leading oilfield services provider says that BP hired it to test the cement linings on the Deepwater Horizon’s drill column, but quit the testing and sent the crew home before its work was completed. Eleven hours later, natural gas
