Topic: Halliburton Company

Robots trying to siphon Gulf oil spill from broken undersea pipe

BP is using underwater robots to place a small tube inside the broken undersea pipe to siphon the Gulf oil spill.

At Gulf oil spill hearing, plenty of blame, not many answers

Senators grilling executives from the companies at the center of the Gulf oil spill tried to discern why fail-safe systems failed and why the spill has gotten out of hand. They got few answers.

Blame game ensues as executives testify on cause of BP oil spill

Blowout preventer. Cementing operations. Design flaws. Top executives from BP America, Halliburton, and Transocean testified Tuesday about possible causes of the BP oil spill.

Obama to sever ties between drilling cops and Big Oil

As oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration moves to break up the agency tasked with both collecting royalties and policing Big Oil.

BP shareholder sues company executives over Gulf oil spill

A BP shareholder from the United States is suing company executives over ignoring safety issues prior to the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent Gulf oil spill.

Gulf oil spill: Questions unanswered, residents try legal action

State attorneys general, commercial fishing organizations, and environmental groups are pressing BP to provide more information on the cause of the massive Gulf oil spill.

Oil spill: Gulf of Mexico disaster holds big liabilities for BP

The firm is spending about $6 million a day to contain the oil spill. Gulf of Mexico expenses associated with the oil rig explosion could eventually cost BP more than $3 billion.

Classic review: The Ghost

In "The Ghost," a prime minister's ghostwriter stumbles across some deadly secrets.

The Ghost Writer: movie review

Roman Polanski’s thriller ‘The Ghost Writer’ carries his trademark cruel humor and pervasive dread.

Iraq: US military contractor burns recyclables, violating contract

KBR was contracted to recycle cafeteria waste at Forward Operating Base Warhorse. Such spotty accountability is coming under new scrutiny; an Oct. 30 report reveals that transactions worth $10.7 billion are being audited.

Movie review: 'The Yes Men Fix the World'

Using clever hoaxes, the two activists use their hilarious pranks to skewer corporate fat-cats.

Dick Cheney: the nation’s best protected author

Review: 'State of Play'

A hard-driving journalist hits up against Washington's power players in this political thriller.

Opinion: To lift the US economy, lift sanctions on America's foes

Profit, not patriotism, keeps companies afloat.

US subcontractor keeps 1,000 Asians confined in Iraq warehouse

A Kuwait catering company, hired by KBR, kept its workers in a windowless warehouse near Baghdad for as long as three months.

'Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency'

Dick Cheney became the most influential vice president in US history.

Baghdad at Sunrise

A West Pointer's diary of his year in Baghdad.

Iraqis more secure, but few are finding jobs

Most jobs are in the military, police, and intelligence forces. But Iraqis say those jobs are only attained through family ties or bribes.