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- Halliburton could join UK fracking firm Third Energy at Yorkshire test site Tue, 13 Jan 15, 11:12pmCampaigners voice concern that Halliburton, the company involved in the controversial Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could be awarded contract to drill for shale gas in Yorkshire
- 10 Must-See Documentaries You Can Stream on Netflix Right Now Tue, 2 Dec 14, 6:00amChasing Ice Nearly ten years ago, environmental photographer James Balog embarked on an arctic pilgrimage to gather real-time evidence of global warming in Iceland for National Geographic...
- BP Faces up to $18 Billion in Fines for Gross Negligence Over Deepwater Horizon Sat, 6 Sep 14, 2:10amBP was yesterday found guilty of being "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout. The blowout killed 11 workers and caused the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill that was the worst offshore...
- BP's reckless conduct caused Deepwater Horizon oil spill, judge rules Fri, 5 Sep 14, 2:11amJudges ruling that BP bears 67% of blame for Deepwater Horizon disaster could nearly quadruple amount of civil penalties
- BP Attempts to Shrink Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Estimate, Reduce Fines Mon, 30 Sep 13, 11:40pmThe BP Deepwater Horizon trial has been pottering on in the New Orleans Federal Court since February, and as it enters its second phase today, BP will attempt to argue down government estimates as to how much oil was spilled...
- Federal Government Claims BP Chose Money Over Safety in First Day of BP Oil Spill Trial Tue, 26 Feb 13, 7:30amThis morning the Federal Government kicked off the first day of the BP oil spill trial by stating that the disaster, which caused millions of gallons of oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, was caused by the company...
- BP to Pay $4.5 Billion in Damages for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Fri, 16 Nov 12, 7:16amTwo years after the horrific Deepwater Horizon explosion and massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the verdict is in for oil giant BP. The company has agreed to pay $4.5 billion in penalties and it pled guilty for felony...
- BP cannot hand share of clean-up costs to Halliburton, rules judge Wed, 1 Feb 12, 9:00amCarl Barbier said that the oil company must indemnify their partner under the terms of their drilling contractBP will not be able to hand off a share of the $40bn (£25.3bn) in clean-up costs and economic losses from the...
- BP Accuses Halliburton of Destroying Evidence of Wrongdoing in Gulf Oil Spill Wed, 7 Dec 11, 2:58amIt is coming to fists again over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This time, however, it isn’t the people of the gulf against big oil, it is the oil companies against each other. BP is accusing...
- BP Plans to Use EverGreen Burner to Burn Oil in Gulf Wed, 9 Jun 10, 11:27pmAs we’ve reported in earlier articles, BP has been trying to contain a portion of the oil that’s been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico in what is being called the biggest oil spill in US history...
- BP Oil Pipe is Cut, “Top Hat” Containment Cap in Place Fri, 4 Jun 10, 11:06pmWe’ve come to the point where we’re pretty darn pessimistic about almost any supposed advancements in the BP oil spill saga – but as of yesterday, there seems to be some actual good news...
- “Top Kill” Procedure Seems to be Working on the Gulf Oil Spill Fri, 28 May 10, 11:00pmAn announcement was made on Thursday that BP’s latest crazily named tactic — the “top kill” which we reported on earlier this week — seems to be working to stop the flow of oil the Gulf of Mexico...