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Some oil spill events from Sunday, June 6, 2010 | Science News
A summary of events on Sunday, June 6, Day 47 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast killed 11 workers. Since then, oil has been pouring into the Gulf from a [...]
Stiffer Costs, Rules in Gulf Will Squeeze Smaller Players
By ÁNGEL GONZáLEZ The troubles of behemoth BP PLC now threaten the small oil and gas companies that helped unlock the Gulf of Mexico's deepwater business. Increased regulation and higher operating costs will likely follow the BP oil spill, clouding the prospects of exploration and production companies that don't have the financial clout of [...]
Anadarko, Mitsui Should Pay Share BP Spill Claims, Markey Says …
Anadarko, Mitsui Should Pay Share BP Spill Claims, Markey SaysAnadarko Petroleum Corp. and Mitsui & Co., partners with BP Plc in the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, should set aside money to pay a share of claims tied to the spill, U.S. Representative Edward Markey said today.Read more on BusinessWeekOil Explorers Drill on, Unfazed by BP’s [...]
BP says it will pay $20 billion for oil-spill claims, cuts dividend
Alert Email Print By Kate Gibson , MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks finished Wednesday's session little changed, unable to shake off early weakness from a drop in U.S. home building and news that BP PLC agreed to pay $20 billion to victims of its oil spill. Energy stocks briefly rose after BP [...]
