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LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 11 years ago
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BP Report Blames Numerous Parties, Factors For Gulf Oil Spill
BP on Sept. 8 released a report blaming a number of factors and parties, including itself, Halliburton and Transocean, for the April 20 explosion on its Deepwater Horizon deepwater oil drilling rig. In a press release on the BP Web site ( www.bp...
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over 11 years ago
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BP Report Blames Itself, Others For Oil Spill
NEW ORLEANS - (AP) In an internal report released Wednesday, BP blames itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the drilling rig explosion that preceded it. The 193-page report...
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over 11 years ago
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BP Waives $75M Cap For Some Oil Spill Claims
NEW ORLEANS - (AP) BP PLC informed a federal judge Monday that the company is waiving a $75 million cap on its liability for certain economic damage claims spawned by the massive Gulf oil spill. In a court filing, BP lawyers said the company is waiving...
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over 12 years ago
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BP: Cleanup Costs For Oil Spill Will Be 'Severe'
LONDON - (AP) BP PLC Chief Executive Tony Hayward sought Friday to reassure investors about the fallout of the oil spill, saying the company has "considerable firepower" to cope with costs he acknowledged will be "severe" and long...
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over 11 years ago
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AP Sources: Manslaughter Charge Explored In Gulf Oil Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) Manslaughter and perjury are among possible charges that Justice Department investigators are exploring in the early stages of their probe into the Gulf oil spill, people familiar with the inquiry said Tuesday. These people said...
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BP's Hayward Defends Company's Safety Record
LONDON - (AP) Outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward defended his company's safety record Wednesday in the face of questions from British lawmakers, and said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill should not lead to a universal ban on deepwater drilling. Hayward gave...