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• Testimony ends for 1st phase of BP spill trial

  April 17, 2013 11:55 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Testimony has concluded for the first phase of a high-stakes trial over the deadly 2010 rig explosion that led to the nation's worst offshore oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier didn't rule Wednesday on any claims in the litigation after BP PLC wrapped up its... more »

• Gov't finalizes safety rule for offshore drilling

  August 15, 2012 8:40 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Government regulators are finalizing safety rules for offshore drilling put in place after the BP oil spill. The Interior Department put emergency regulations in place after the drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people in 2010. Those regulations have been fine-tuned to... more »

• President looking to speed oil production, extending leases in the Gulf

  May 14, 2011 11:38 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he'll extend all Gulf leases that were affected by a temporary moratorium on drilling imposed after last year's BP oil spill. Obama is directing his administration to ramp up U.S. oil production by extending existing leases in the Gulf and off Alaska's... more »

• Cement starts flowing to plug BP well for good

  September 17, 2010 3:37 PM

  Oil giant BP says crews have begun pumping cement to permanently seal the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. A spokesman said Friday there no longer is a need to use mud in tandem with the cement because pressure from the well isn't an issue. BP expects... more »

• BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8 billion

  September 3, 2010 8:28 AM

  BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The company said Friday that the total included $399 million paid to settle 127,000 claims from businesses and other affected by the oil spill. The oil company... more »

• Testing almost finished on BP top kill

  August 13, 2010 8:11 AM

  Sometime later today, officials are expected to deliver the verdict on whether BP's problem oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is permanently plugged. Test results will determine if the BP gusher has been sealed well enough to declare the operation complete. National Incident Commander Thad Allen says the... more »

• Cement plug has hardened; relief well to be completed

  August 9, 2010 8:41 AM

  BP may have the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico permanently sealed this week. Engineers plan to intersect the damaged well with a relief well that they're still drilling - 20 to 30 feet at a time. Then they'll be able to pump mud and cement into... more »

• Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good

  August 2, 2010 8:20 AM

  Today could be the beginning of sealing up BP's blown-out oil well for good. Engineers in the Gulf of Mexico hope to begin shoving mud through lines installed last month straight down the throat of the leaky well. If mud forces the oil back into the massive underground reservoir... more »

• Official: Make BP pay to restore tourism

  July 27, 2010 11:36 AM

  The head of the U.S. Travel Association is proposing that BP set aside $500 million for a marketing campaign to help draw tourists to the Gulf Coast. Roger Dow makes the proposal in prepared testimony to a House panel looking at the oil spill's impact on tourism. The New... more »

• Testing delayed on oil well cap

  July 14, 2010 8:26 AM

  BP is delaying critical tests on a new well cap designed to finally stop the flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico after government officials said more analysis was needed on the plan. BP engineers were scheduled to start slowly shutting off valves on the 75-ton metal stack... more »

• BP to start testing new cap on Gulf oil well

  July 13, 2010 8:14 AM

  Testing of a new, tighter cap on the Gulf gusher begins today to see if the device can stop the spewing crude. BP plans to gradually shut the valves to see if the oil stops or if it starts leaking from another part of the well. BP robots finished... more »

• Settlement in lawsuit accusing BP of burning turtles

  July 2, 2010 11:41 AM

  A federal judge says a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that accused BP of killing turtles as it burns oil from its blown-out Gulf well. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said Friday that lawyers would be in court later in the day to announce details. The lawsuit filed... more »

• Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama, BP promises

  June 15, 2010 11:25 AM

  President Barack Obama promised that life would return to normal for people living on the stricken Gulf Coast, and BP said by the end of the month it would contain more than three times as much oil spewing from a ruptured undersea well. The pledges didn't placate some residents.... more »

• BP establishes escrow fund for Louisiana sand berms

  June 4, 2010 9:04 AM

  BP is establishing a $360 million escrow account to fund a project to build six sand berms that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal hopes will protect the state's wetlands from the growing Gulf of Mexico slick. The company said late Thursday it approved the accounts. The announcement came hours after... more »

• BP pipe cut successful, cap comes next

  June 3, 2010 11:25 AM

  Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says BP has successfully sliced off a pipe in an effort to contain the Gulf oil, but the cut is irregular and placing a cap over the spill will be more challenging. Allen said Thursday that the cap was over the gusher and expected... more »

• Saw stuck in latest Gulf oil fix

  June 2, 2010 10:39 AM

  Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says crews are shooting chemical dispersants at oil that began leaking when a saw became stuck in the latest attempt to contain the Gulf oil gusher. The saw snagged as it was cutting through a pipe on a busted well. Allen said Wednesday the... more »

• U.S. launches criminal probe of BP spill

  June 1, 2010 4:23 PM

  Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. Holder would not specify which companies or individuals might be the targets of the probe. He said federal clean air and pollution laws give him the... more »

• Obama heading to Louisiana for oil spill update

  May 28, 2010 8:11 AM

  President Barack Obama is heading to coastal areas of Louisiana for an update on the latest efforts to stop the devastating spill of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Obama was to get a briefing today from Adm. Thad Allen, who is overseeing the response to the spill... more »

• Obama defends federal response to oil spill

  May 27, 2010 4:21 PM

  President Barack Obama defensively and sometimes testily insisted on Thursday that his administration, not oil giant BP, was calling the shots in responding to the worst oil spill in the nation's history. "I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this... more »

• 'Top kill' effort underway to plug oil leak

  May 27, 2010 8:53 AM

  Gulf Coast residents are anxiously awaiting word on whether the latest BP remedy to plug the gushing oil well off Louisiana works. If oil stops flowing to the surface in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials will know the effort was successful. BP is pumping heavy mud into the... more »

• Coast Guard gives BP OK to try to stop oil leak

  May 26, 2010 12:55 PM

  The Coast Guard has given BP approval to try to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico by pumping heavy mud into the well, but there's no word yet on when the attempt will start. The Coast Guard said Wednesday it gave the approval for the "top... more »

• Changes coming in offshore drilling

  May 25, 2010 8:27 AM

  Experts say the petroleum industry's loose regulation and failure to plan for the worst is likely to change given the focus of attention on BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Regulators are likely to make permitting, inspections and equipment requirements for rigs more stringent. Lawmakers want... more »

• BP hopes tube will siphon oil to tanker

  May 14, 2010 9:32 AM

  BP's latest plan to stanch the gushing oil pipe in the Gulf of Mexico includes robots, a small tube and a stopper. If all goes well, a stopper will be put in place today to fill the gap between a six-inch tube and the jagged, 21-inch pipe to keep... more »

• Smaller container reaches gulf seafloor

  May 12, 2010 11:10 AM

  BP says a second, smaller container has reached the seafloor, but it hasn't yet been placed over the blown-out well fouling the Gulf of Mexico. BP spokesman Bill Salvin said Wednesday that the 2-ton box had reached the seabed overnight. He says it hasn't been positioned over the... more »

• USOC: No changes expected in BP sponsorship deal

  May 3, 2010 2:42 PM

  The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee sees no immediate change in the federation's multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with BP PLC after a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Earlier this year, BP signed on as a major USOC sponsor, saying the Olympics' commitment to environmental issues gave... more »