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Rig Owner Cites BP's Low Flow Estimates

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:05:54 +0000

The owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says BP hampered efforts to stop the resulting gusher of oil by misleading government officials about how much oil was flowing.

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Judge Approves $4-Billion BP Oil Spill Settlement

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:02:44 +0000

A federal judge has approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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BP Settles Oil Spill, Employees Charged [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:25:13 +0000

Two men who worked for BP during the 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster have been charged with manslaughter and a third with lying to federal investigators, according to indictments made public Thursday, hours after BP announced it was paying $4.5 billion in a settlement with the U.S. government over the disaster.

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BP Slammed with Largest Criminal Penalty in US History [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:48:29 +0000

Oil giant BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, totaling billions of dollars, for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a person familiar with the deal said Thursday.

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BP Could Pay $7.8-Billion in Gulf Oil Spill Suit Deal

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:24:31 +0000

BP's settlement of lawsuits filed by more than 100,000 victims of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history goes a long way toward resolving pending claims, but doesn't end the saga.

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