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Expert: BP withheld crucial information from gov't

A well design expert testifying for the federal government accused BP of withholding critical information from industry regulators before a blowout triggered a

1st witness to testify in Gulf oil spill trial

A University of California-Berkeley engineer who played a prominent role in investigating levees in New Orleans is scheduled to be the first witness Tuesday at

High-stakes trial begins for 2010 Gulf oil spill

The trial to figure out how much more BP and other companies should pay for the nation's worst offshore oil spill began Monday with the federal government

Judge tosses spill claims against dispersant maker

A federal judge presiding over litigation spawned by the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill has dismissed all claims against the manufacturer of a chemical

BP suspended from new US gov't contracts

The Obama administration put a temporary stop to new federal contracts with British oil company BP on Wednesday, citing the company's "lack of business

Photos: Impacts of the gulf oil spill

BP has agreed to pay a $4.5 billion settlement with the U.S. government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a look back at some of the

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a

BP selling some Gulf oil properties for $5.55B

BP PLC is selling some deep-water Gulf of Mexico oil and gas properties to Texas-based Plains Exploration & Production Co. for $5.55 billion.

Trial opens for suit against Costner over BP deal

Jury selection began Monday in a legal fight between two Hollywood stars over investments in a device used to try to clean up BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf

1st person arrested in BP oil spill makes bail

The former BP engineer, Kurt Mix, is accused of deleting more than 300 text messages about the amount of oil flowing from the blown-out well and the company's

Photos: Gulf oil spill - Then and now

A look at Cat Island in Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish, La.

Scientists: Fish are sick where BP's oil spill hit

Two years after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, scientists say they're finding trouble with sick fish that dwell along offshore reefs and in the deep

Judge asked to sign off on BP oil spill settlement

BP and a team of plaintiffs' attorneys have presented a federal judge with the details of a proposed class-action settlement designed to resolve billions of

Court takes over oil spill claims

A federal judge has signed off on a transition process that relieves Kenneth Feinberg of his duties as administrator of BP's $20 billion compensation fund for

BP settlement includes new health claims process

A settlement that BP is hammering out with victims of the massive Gulf oil spill finally provides a system for monitoring health concerns and compensating

AG says govt prepared for trial in Gulf spill

Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that the Justice Department is prepared to go to trial against companies involved in the Gulf oil spill

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Photos: Gulf oil spill: Wildlife impact

A look back at some of the wildlife hurt by the oil in the Gulf.

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Photos: Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Photos from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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