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Gulf oil spill: Complex claims unresolved in BP settlement

BP’s $7.8 billion settlement with Gulf Coast residents harmed in the Deepwater Horizon disaster leaves potentially far more expensive issues unresolved.Abrahm Lustgarten
March 4, 2012

Unlike Exxon Valdez, fishermen swiftly settle with BP over Gulf oil spill

News that 100,000 fishermen and oil spill workers settled with BP for $7.8 billion rather than going to trial suggests a lesson from the Valdez spill: Drawn-out litigation can become its own tragedy.Patrik Jonsson
March 3, 2012

BP sues Halliburton over Gulf oil spill recovery costs

BP wants Halliburton to pay for "the amount of costs and expenses incurred" to clean up and remediate the catastrophic 2010 oil spill, according to federal court filings. Mark Guarino
January 3, 2012

BP: Halliburton 'destroyed' evidence after Gulf oil spill

BP has assumed responsibility for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico explosion, which killed 11 and spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil. But it's fighting over liability for damages.Patrik Jonsson
December 6, 2011

Offshore drilling safety chief leaving Obama administration

Michael Bromwich, known to Alaskans and others in oil producing states as one of the chief deciders in the Obama administration's offshore drilling team, will be leaving public service at the end of 2011 for the private sector.Alaska Dispatch
November 29, 2011

Study: BP to blame for Gulf oil spill

An exhaustive report on the Gulf oil spill said complacency and cost-cutting led BP to make a series of decisions that complicated operations and added risk before the rig exploded.Mark Guarino
September 14, 2011

Gulf oil spill: Is the BP well that caused so much damage in 2010 leaking crude?

Reports of oil surfacing near the site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion are raising questions about its source and whether it is related to last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – one of the worst environmental disasters in US history.Mark Guarino
September 1, 2011

BP files Gulf blowout lawsuits at 1-year deadline

On the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster and resulting oil release, BP has filed a few different lawsuits that seek damages and to share potential liabilities.Alaska Dispatch
April 21, 2011

Summer fishing and tourist seasons will reveal Gulf oil spill's legacy

A year after the Deepwater Horizon explosion triggered the mammoth Gulf oil spill, fishermen, hotel owners, and oil workers on Louisiana's coast aren't sure if nature's balance can be regained.Patrik Jonsson
April 20, 2011

Summer fishing season will reveal Gulf oil spill's legacy

April 20, 2011 - 6:19pm -- Anonymous (not verified)
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Gulf oil spill
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A worker repairs a shrimp boat in Grand Isle, La., to prepare for the new season, which will begin in May.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman photo

A year after the mammoth spill, fishermen, hotel owners, and oil workers aren't sure if nature's balance can be regained.

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