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The oil leak triggered by a deadly rig blast off the coast of Louisiana on April 20th which killed 11 workers has already caused more environmental damage than the 11m gallon Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, one of the largest ecological disasters ever recorded.
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18.03.2013
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BP trial turns a stark eye on Halliburton and Transocean
The massive civil trial to determine liability for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill shifted its focus last week from BP, the owner of the Macondo well, to its partners in the ill-fated drilling operation that led to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in April 2010, killing 11 and causing the largest oil spill in US history.
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28.02.2013
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Expert witness against BP cites negligence and profit pursuit at safety’s expense in trial
In a heavy blow against BP’s claimed that it was not responsible for gross negligence in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, an expert witness yesterday testified that the oil major disregarded evidence that the Macondo well was unstable.
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US Coast Guard
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25.02.2013
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BP seeks settlement prior to civil trials to open Monday – Bellona calls for court
The US government and Gulf of Mexico Coast states are considering offering BP a deal under which it pays $16 billion to settle civil suits stemming from the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
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30.01.2013
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US court approves historic $4 billion in penalties to BP over Deepwater Horizon spill
A US court has approved on Wednesday the biggest criminal penalties in American history that were handed to British oil giant BP as part of a settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, meaning that the oil major will be forced to pay punitive sanctions arrived at in November - the largest ever levied.
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16.11.2012
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Record BP payment for Deepwater Horizon fails to resuscitate dying Gulf of Mexico communities
In a record criminal payment, British oil company BP will plead guilty to 14 criminal counts, including manslaughter, and will pay $4.5 billion over five years in a settlement with the Justice Department over the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people and unleashed the worst offshore oil spill in US history.
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Barbara Groves for Bellona
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09.10.2012
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Post Hurrican Isaac oil washing up on Gulf of Mexico shores tied to BP Deepwater Horizon blowout
Most oil that appeared along Gulf of Mexico shores in the wake of August’s Hurricane Isaac has been traced to be remnants of crude that gushed from the Macondo well during BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, area marine laboratories and BP have confirmed.
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Postet 26.05.2010
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WASHINGTON VIEW: Oil spills into congressional probes while Obama tries to get climate and energy bill to floor debate
WASHINGTON – BP is preparing for a so-called “top kill” in another of its hopes at clogging the leak in the Gulf of Mexico that has been gushing for 36 days. The top kill is a measure not everyone is sure about, but seems to be one of BP's last remaining options.
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