January 27, 2015
It was oil giant BP’s turn on Monday to call witnesses as it made its case for a civil penalty lower than the $13.7 billion the U.S. government is seeking for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The second …
December 12, 2014
BP Plc challenged a federal judge’s ruling that the company’s exploration unit acted with gross negligence in causing the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a decision that exposed the U.K.-based energy company to as much as $18 billion in …
February 14, 2014
BP Plc. won the right to move ahead with implementing the medical benefits portion of its $9.2 billion settlement of oil spill claims with Gulf Coast residents after an appeals court dismissed the remaining plaintiffs at their request. Several groups …
July 8, 2013
The number of claims filed against BP Plc’s oil spill compensation fund has risen by 18 percent over the last six weeks to a total of 195,403, according to the claims website – even though payouts began almost a year …