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Judge allocates time for start of oil spill trial

A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the

BP Executive to be first trial witness

A BP executive is expected to be the first witness to testify at a trial next month designed to identify the causes of a deadly rig explosion that spawned a

BP denies Gulfport's damages claim

BP has told the city of Gulfport, Miss., that it has no documents to support a claim for $11.8 million in compensation for community damages from the Deepwater

Two plead guilty to claims fraud

Two more people are facing jail time for filing a false claim in the wake of the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Disaster.  Dockery Pierre McGuire and Danielle Michell

Feinberg breaks promise to Seville Quarter

One year ago, Gulf Coast Claims Administrator Ken Feinberg held a meeting in Orange Beach. In that meeting, he fielded questions and told the crowd those with

Gulf restoration plans under review

Federal and state officials have presented plans to hold BP to its promise to make the Gulf whole in the wake of the 2010 oil-spill disaster.

Orange Beach still waiting on BP money

The city of Orange Beach is still fighting for its fair share of BP money. That was one of the topics brought up on Friday night at the mayor's state of the

AP: US opposes ruling on lawyer fees

The Justice Department says a federal judge's ruling awarding hefty fees for plaintiffs' lawyers fighting BP over its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill

BP damage payments stalled by court order

Damage payments from the compensation fund for BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been stopped temporarily because of a court order requiring a

BP pushing for payment from Halliburton

BP is reiterating claims first made last April that it is entitled to payment from contractor Halliburton Energy Services for expenses and lost profits

Deep Gulf drilling thrives 18 mos. after BP spill

Two hundred miles off the coast of Texas, ribbons of pipe are reaching for oil and natural gas deeper below the ocean's surface than ever before. Just eighteen

BP money buys more than just ads

Florida Panhandle officials made a mix of eyebrow-raising purchases with $30 million BP gave them earlier this year to help tourism recover from 2010's

Positive environmental report for Ala.

An annual report on the state of Alabama's environment found a number of positive steps taken in the state in 2011 to improve the environment. That included

BP launching new ad campaign

BP wants the nation ot know about the progress they've made since the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. The oil giant is launching a new nationwide television advertising

Project Rebound plays Santa

Santa came early to families in Bayou La Batre. Families lined up outside the Project Rebound office in Bayou La Batre to receive gifts for their children

BP: Rig partner liable for own punitive damages

BP wants to shield itself from having to compensate Halliburton for punitive damages, fines and penalties the cement contractor may face for its role in the

  • One Year Later: A Look Back

Key dates since Deepwater Horizon sank

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Gulf restoration: How you can help

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