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File photo of a BP sign. (credit: CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

Trial Set To Open For Gulf Oil Spill Litigation

Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by the disaster.

2013/02/25

In this handout image provided be the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 21, 2010 near New Orleans, La. (credit: U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)

Federal Judge Approves Agreement For BP To Pay $4 Billion In Oil Spill Settlement

A federal judge on Tuesday 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 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

2013/01/29

Feds Reach $1.4B Settlement With Transocean In Gulf Oil Spill

The Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement Thursday with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

2013/01/03

Judge OKs $7.8 Billion Settlement In BP Gulf Class Action Suit

A federal judge has given final approval to BP’s settlement with a bulk of businesses and individuals who lost money because of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

2012/12/22

Fire boats battle a fire at the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon on April 21, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of La. (credit: Scott Lloyd/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)

CBS News: BP Checking For Possible Oil Leaks At Deepwater Disaster Site

BP has been going to the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico with the Coast Guard to see if any more oil is seeping through the capped containment dome, CBS News is reporting.

2012/12/13

Contract workers from BP ferry contaminated waste to a pickup point as other workers use skimmers to clean oil from a marsh near Pass a Loutre on June 1, 2010 near Venice, La. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

BP To Pay $4.5 Billion To US For 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

A person familiar with the deal says oil giant BP has agreed to pay a criminal penalty in the billions of dollars for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

2012/11/15

Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

Opinion: Another Hurricane Reminds Us Of The Need For An Effective Administration

The 2012 presidential campaign between President Obama and Mitt Romney will be book-ended by hurricanes.

2012/10/26

Mitt Romney (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Opinion: Romney: Pay Attention To What I Say, Not What I Do

In an effort to distract voters from his tax records, W. Mitt Romney launched a four pronged push back yesterday. Romney’s problem: each move revealed more about the problems with his floundering campaign.

2012/08/07

Outdoors Show: Sunday, Aug. 21

Captain Mickey and Captain Bennie discuss the drought, types of trolling motors, guns, and surf fishing with the Sunday sickos.

2011/08/21

BP To Sell Texas City Refinery By End Of 2012

In a statement released Tuesday on BP’s website, they plan to complete the sale of the company’s refineries in Texas City and Carson, CA. by the end of 2012. This will reduce the refining capacity […]

2011/02/01

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