Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
U.S. to regulate contractors of offshore oil firms
* Says can keep current pace of issues of deepwater permits
BP and oligarchs face off as $4.9 billion claim looms
LONDON - BP and its billionaire partners in TNK-BP face off in arbitration on Wednesday, as the UK oil giant refutes claims it broke a shareholder agreement and should pay $4.9 billion (3.1 billion pounds) in damages.
BP and oligarchs face off as $4.9 billion claim looms
LONDON - BP and its billionaire partners in TNK-BP face off in arbitration on Wednesday, as the UK oil giant refutes claims it broke a shareholder agreement and should pay $4.9 billion in damages.
UPDATE 1-BP and oligarchs face off as $4.9 bln claim looms
* To determine whether BP violated pact, is liable for damages
UPDATE 2-US Gulf sheen could be from Deepwater Horizon-USCG
* Coast Guard says driller Transocean may be responsible
TNK-BP to pay £806.5 million special dividend
MOSCOW - The board of Russia's third-largest oil producer, TNK-BP , has approved an additional $1.25 billion (806.50 million pounds) dividend payout to shareholders, a TNK-BP spokesman said on Sunday.
TNK-BP to pay $1.25 billion special dividend
MOSCOW - The board of Russia's third-largest oil producer, TNK-BP , has approved an additional $1.25 billion dividend payout to shareholders, a TNK-BP spokesman said on Sunday.
UPDATE 1-TNK-BP to pay $1.25 bln special dividend
MOSCOW, Sept 25 - The board of Russia's third-largest oil producer, TNK-BP , has approved an additional $1.25 billion dividend payout to shareholders, a TNK-BP spokesman said on Sunday.
BP files first Gulf drill plan since Macondo
HOUSTON - BP confirmed on Friday it has filed a plan with U.S. regulators to pursue its first new deepwater oil exploration work in the Gulf of Mexico since the disastrous Macondo spill in 2010.
UPDATE 2-BP files first Gulf drill plan since Macondo
* BP's 2006 find highly touted after 2009 appraisal well
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Q&A: How would penalties apply?
Companies linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill face increasing liabilities and potential penalties. Here are some questions and answers on how it could play out. Full Article


