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BP drilling operations face scrutiny in Gulf oil spill trial
Two former BP executives testified Wednesday about the effect of cost-cutting measures on BP's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. It marks the third day of the Gulf oil spill trial designed to figure out how much BP and other companies are to blame for the spill.
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First BP oil spill arrest: Why put the squeeze on a mid-level engineer?
The first criminal charges brought in the 2010 BP oil spill – against Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer – show that the government still seeks the answer to an essential question in the spill’s aftermath: Did BP tell the truth about what it knew about the size of the spill? At stake are billions in fines.
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BP settles spill claims for $7.8 billion. Will victims take it?
BP settlement of worst US offshore oil spill involves 100,000 claims by fishermen, cleanup workers, and others. The $7.8 billion settlement is in addition to a $20 billion BP compensation fund.
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Apple earnings: one of five things to watch April 20
Apple earnings to beat consensus, one analyst says. Also of note: Gold's new high and closing arguments in Rajaratnam insider-trading trial.
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Google earnings: one of five things to watch April 14
Google earnings aren't just about numbers. New CEO Page will give his first conference call. Also of interest: Zipcar's Nascaq debut and key readings on inflation.
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Why Charlie Sheen and Muammar Qaddafi aren’t winning the media
The cases of Charlie Sheen and Muammar Qaddafi underscore what analysts say: Media's role is to tell and sell, and not to assist with brand management.
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What does China want with south Texas? Hint: cleaner energy know-how
Drilling shale to capture oil and gas is a technology that China, which burns a lot of coal, is eager to learn. That's why it's a partner in a south Texas 'fracking' project.
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Legacy of the BP spill: What's a reputation worth?
The BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused a public outcry and savaged BP's share price. Image repair won't be easy.
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Robert Dudley BP CEO to take over Friday; dividend payments might resume next year
Robert Dudley BP CEO begins his new job on Friday. Thursday, Dudley was discussing what BP has and will become under his watch.
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Oil spill cleanup: After digging deep to kill well, BP faces long climb
Killing the well at this point was the easy part of the oil spill cleanup for the beleaguered corporate giant, whose image will be stained, and bottom line impacted, for years to come.
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BP permanently 'kills' Gulf of Mexico well
With a final shot of cement, BP permanently 'killed' its deep-sea well in the Gulf of Mexico that ruptured in April and unleashed the worst oil spill in US history.
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BP report on cause of Gulf oil spill spreads the blame
Human and mechanical failures led to the Deepwater Horizon blast and the subsequent Gulf oil spill, finds a BP report released Wednesday. Transocean and Halliburton are also cited.
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A final lesson from the Gulf: keeping corporations accountable
If we want corporations to maintain accountability for tragedies like the Gulf oil spill, we have to force them to do so through laws that are fully enforced and penalties higher than the economic benefits of thwarting the laws.
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Robert Dudley, a Yank, takes BP helm. Why Brits are relieved
Robert Dudley – the first American to run BP – is winning plaudits, even in the UK. In the early days of the BP oil spill, there were nationalist grumblings in Britain about their largest company being ganged up on in the US. But after missteps by BP CEO Tony Hayward, some say new boss Robert Dudley may be just what the company needs.
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BP loses $17 billion, but is worst over as Robert Dudley takes reins?
BP earmarked $32.2 billion last quarter for current and future Gulf oil spill costs – leading to $17 billion in losses. Yet BP is cautiously optimistic with Robert Dudley set to take over in October.
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Robert Dudley, new BP CEO, says Gulf oil spill is wake-up call for industry
Robert Dudley will become the first non-British chief executive of BP, replacing the embattled Tony Hayward.
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Four reasons Tony Hayward is apparently out as BP chief
BP’s board of directors looks set to replace Chief Executive Tony Hayward after a series of missteps during the Gulf oil spill crisis. But the move is about more than Mr. Hayward’s gaffes.
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Gallery: CEO exits
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Tony Hayward to step down; BP CEO will take job in Russia
Tony Hayward, the embattled BP CEO, will reportedly step down in October. Tony Hayward will take a job with BP's joint venture in Russia.
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Gulf oil spill: BP grants $500 million for independent research
Some experts wonder how 'independent' BP's grants for Gulf oil spill research on ecosystem damage and recovery will be. But so far, it looks like the money comes with no strings attached.
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The Monitor's View: Lesson from the Gulf oil spill: Listen to the locals
Up and down the Gulf coast you hear local officials and others complain that they are being ignored in the response to the Gulf oil spill. That must change.
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BP CEO Tony Hayward not resigning, according to BP
BP CEO Tony Hayward is not resigning, according to a company spokeswoman, who denied a Russian news agency report on Monday.
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BP stock plummets with oil spill clean-up at key stage
BP stock struggled as the company's attempts to contain the oil spill was neared a potentially important stage on Friday.
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Obama approval rating hits all-time low as Gulf Oil spill disaster continues
Obama approval rating falls as 48 percent of survey responders say they disapprove of the President's job performance.
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In Gulf oil spill 'war,' cleanup foot soldiers threaten mutiny
Claims problems and mixed messages from the Gulf oil spill unified command structure has local leaders from Pensacola to Plaquemines Parish fuming as the Gulf comes under what some call a 'tarball attack.'
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