BP drilled despite unsafe conditions, expert says at Gulf spill trial
The undersea well that blew out and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history was a kettle waiting to explode weeks before the disaster, a well design expert testified Wednesday. More »
Former BP America chief says company knew blowout was possible
British oil giant BP had identified a deep-water blowout in the Gulf of Mexico as a “high-level” risk prior to the 2010 oil spill, the former chief representative of the company’s U.S. operations testified Tuesday at a civil trial over the disaster. More »
BP fires back: Gulf spill caused by multiple failures, not only its own
Promises BP made to its investors drove the company’s decisions to choose speed over safety, a lawyer for plaintiffs suing the British oil giant said as a civil trial began Monday. As a result, BP rushed its Gulf of Mexico well, leading to the 2010 oil spill disaster. More »
Supreme Court won’t hear pipeline case
The Texas Supreme Court denied LaSalle Pipeline LP’s request to review a $605,000 jury award to a Texas landowner when jurors agreed that his entire family ranch — not simply the portion the pipeline itself traverses — would be devalued by the presence of a pipeline. More »
Texas fracker accused of bully tactics against foes
When a Texas landowner took his fear that a gas driller had poisoned his well to federal regulators, the company, Range Resources Corp., turned around and sued him for conspiring “to harm Range.” More »
BP’s potential oil spill liability cut by $3.4 billion
In an agreement with the U.S. government, BP’s maximum penalty was reduced from $21 billion to $17.6 billion in a civil case related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. The trial is scheduled to begin next week. More »
Judge: BLM must disclose oil, gas firms’ names
A federal judge is reversing a 1995 policy and ordering the Bureau of Land Management to disclose who nominates parcels for the federal government to be leased for oil and gas development. More »
Guilty: Transocean convicted in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The owner of the deep-water rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico nearly three years ago after an undersea well blew out is now the second company to be convicted of a crime stemming from the deadly disaster. More »
BP feud with US government over Gulf oil spill heats up
BP is preparing for battle with the U.S. government as it steps up its efforts to defend itself against up to $21 billion in civil fines that it could face in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. More »
Houston company sued over oil discharged in Gulf
The Justice Department on Monday sued Houston-based ATP Oil & Gas Corp. accusing the bankrupt oil producer of illegally discharging oil from a platform in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
Steffy: CEO vows Black Elk vindication
Facing mounting legal actions, the founder of embattled Black Elk Energy said the results of a government investigation in the coming months will clear the company’s name and beat back criticism about its operations. More »
BP well-site leaders faced earlier indictment in spill case
Two BP well-site leaders charged with manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers killed in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and oil spill disaster originally were indicted more than a month before the case was announced. More »
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