British Petroleum (BP)

Witnesses To Take The Stand In BP Trial

Steve Inskeep — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:21:00 +0000

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Today, a federal judge in New Orleans hears from witnesses to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A civil trial of BP opened yesterday in a case to determine blame and financial liability for the environmental disaster that was the worst disaster in U.S. history.

INSKEEP: NPR's Debbie Elliott covered that disaster as a reporter, and is now covering the trial. She was in the courtroom yesterday.

Trial Set To Start On BP's Responsibility For Gulf Oil Spill

Mark Memmott — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:04:00 +0000

There is speculation about a last minute settlement.

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Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:56:00 +0000

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NPR's business news starts with a slip for BP.

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The British oil company, BP, announced its 4th quarter earnings today, and its net profit was about a billion dollars lower than a year earlier. BP has been shrinking as assets have been sold off to pay for its liabilities tied to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

MONTAGNE: Billions more could flow out of the company this year. A civil penalties trial is due to begin in New Orleans later this month.

Judge Approves BP's Manslaughter Plea In 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

Carrie Johnson — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0000

A federal judge has approved a guilty plea by BP to manslaughter charges in connection with the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

The approved deal includes a record $4 billion in criminal penalties.

Eleven workers on the Deep Water Horizon rig died in the April 2010 explosion.

EPA Temporarily Halts New Federal Contracts For BP

Eyder Peralta — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:37:00 +0000

Citing a "lack of business integrity," the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was temporarily suspending the oil giant BP from entering into new contracts with the federal government.

In a press release, the EPA said BP demonstrated the lack of integrity during the Deepwater Horizon "blowout, explosion, oil spill and response." This kind of suspension, the EPA explained, is "standard practice when a responsibility question is raised by action in a criminal case."

Earlier this month,