A new report from an independent scientific panel says BP and its contractors missed and ignored key warning signs Add as a preferred source on Google Washington: A new report from an independent ...

BP has agreed to set aside at least $20 billion to pay damages caused by the Gulf oil spill, following tough talk from the Obama administration about quickly responding to victims' claims. Judy ...

It's been 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. Eleven rig workers were killed, and the explosion created the worst ...

"BP gets it. BP is changing," writes chief executive Bob Dudley in The Wall Street Journal this morning. He's got a tough PR job ahead. A year ago today, a drill on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off ...

NEW ORLEANS — Sunday marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, when a massive explosion on a BP-operated oil rig claimed 11 lives and triggered the largest marine oil spill in history. Now, ...

A number of BP employees have described BP's maintenance policy in Alaska, Texas City and elsewhere as "run to failure," referring to the established operational term meaning that equipment is used to ...

CRISIS, AND BUSINESSES THREATENED 15 YEARS AGO. THE BP OIL SPILL HAPPENED. IT’S STILL CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN. THE OIL GIANT PAYING OUT $65 ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Kevin Costner said his reputation was at stake as he defended himself against accusations that he cheated fellow actor Stephen Baldwin out of millions of dollars in a lucrative BP ...

Teams of workers are mobilizing in the Gulf of Mexico to try to stem a natural gas leak at an offshore drilling rig that exploded and caught fire Tuesday. The rig off the Louisiana coast has been ...