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Monday, February 25, 2013
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Gulf Oil Spill Trial Begins With Billions of Dollars at Stake

By Jef Feeley and Allen Johnson Jr. (Bloomberg) — BP Plc, Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co. are seeking to avoid billions of dollars in damages by

February 25, 2013
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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BP Heads to Trial With Early Victory

By Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — BP Plc heads into a sprawling trial Monday over who is liable for the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history

February 22, 2013
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
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BP Witness Testimony May Save Halliburton Billions

By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Jef Feeley and Laurel Brubaker Calkins (Bloomberg) — Halliburton Co. may escape paying billions of dollars in damages for its

February 21, 2013
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Transocean’s $1 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Approved
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Transocean’s $1 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Approved

By Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. won court approval of its $1 billion settlement with the U.S. of pollution claims stemming from the

February 19, 2013
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Transocean Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Investors React Positively

Transocean Ltd. and federal prosecutors won approval of the oil driller’s agreement to plead guilty to violating the U.S. Clean Water Act for its role in

February 14, 2013
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Judge Approves $4 Billion Deepwater Horizon Plea Deal

By Tom Fowler A federal judge approved a $4 billion settlement of criminal charges Tuesday between BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) and the U.S. Justice Department over the

January 29, 2013
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
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BP Seeks $3.4 Billion Reduction in Fines Related to Macondo Disaster

BP Plc is seeking a reduction of as much as $3.4 billion in the fine it may have to pay for pollution caused by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico

January 12, 2013
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
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RIG Stock Rebounds as Transocean Reaches Settlement in Deepwater Horizon Disaster [UPDATE]

*UPDATE* ZUG, SWITZERLAND-Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to

January 3, 2013
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Research, Response for Future Oil Spills: Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon – NOAA
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Research, Response for Future Oil Spills: Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon – NOAA

A special collection of articles about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill provides the first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the science used in the

December 3, 2012
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
BP Managers Plead Not Guilty to Deepwater Horizon Criminal Charges
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BP Managers Plead Not Guilty to Deepwater Horizon Criminal Charges

(Bloomberg) — Two BP Plc well-site managers and a former executive pleaded not guilty to criminal charges growing out of the 2010 Gulf of

November 28, 2012
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
BP Settlement Seen As Credit Positive – Moody’s
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BP Settlement Seen As Credit Positive – Moody’s

LONDON–BP PLC‘s (BP.LN) $4.5 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission over criminal

November 20, 2012
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
BP Charges Explained
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BP Charges Explained

By Joe Palazzolo BP PLC has agreed to plead guilty to a number of felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11

November 15, 2012
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BP Reaches $4.5B Settlement with US DOJ, Pleads Guilty to 11 Felony Charges [UPDATE]
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BP Reaches $4.5B Settlement with US DOJ, Pleads Guilty to 11 Felony Charges [UPDATE]

(Bloomberg) — BP Plc reached a settlement with the U.S. government for $4.5 billion that will end all criminal charges and resolve securities claims

November 15, 2012
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
BP Caps Abandoned Containment Dome in U.S. Gulf
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BP Caps Abandoned Containment Dome in U.S. Gulf

BP said Thursday that it has capped the abandoned containment dome, or cofferdam, that was identified last week as the source of a recent oil sheen spotted in

October 25, 2012
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Coast Guard: Abandoned Containment Dome ID’d As Source of Sheen
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Coast Guard: Abandoned Containment Dome ID’d As Source of Sheen

A thin slick of oil in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be coming from a containment dome that was abandoned on the sea floor during efforts to stop

October 18, 2012
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
That Oil Looks Like Macondo Oil!
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That Oil Looks Like Macondo Oil!

(Bloomberg) — An oil sheen discovered last month in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion matches samples from the BP

October 11, 2012
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
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Transocean CEO: “We are Making Progress” Toward Resolution of Deepwater Horizon Case

HOUSTON–Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) is making progress towards a settlement in the Deepwater Horizon case, Chief Executive Steve Newman said

August 2, 2012
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Back in Business: First Central GoM Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Raises Record Figure
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Back in Business: First Central GoM Lease Sale Since Deepwater Horizon Raises Record Figure

HOUSTON–U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that the first lease sale in the central U.S. Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon oil

June 20, 2012
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Transocean CFO Misspeaks, it’s NOT Likely Employees Will be Indicted in DWH Disaster

HOUSTON–Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) said an executive misspoke Tuesday morning when he said that the company expected the U.S. to file more charges

May 22, 2012
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Former BP Engineer Arrested for Obstruction of Justice During Gulf Oil Spill
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Former BP Engineer Arrested for Obstruction of Justice During Gulf Oil Spill

(Dow Jones) A former engineer for BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) has been arrested and accused of deleting text messages detailing how much oil was gushing into the Gulf

April 24, 2012
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