Gulf Oil Spill News

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - BP Plc's investigation of its 2010 Gulf of Mexico well rupture and oil spill did not address cost overruns, the executive who ran the probe testified on Thursday. Plaintiffs argue that concerns over expenditure led crew members to rush the wrapup of the drilling. "I don't recall it being part of our discussions," Mark Bly, BP's global head of safety and operational risk ...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - BP Plc's investigation of its 2010 Gulf of Mexico well rupture and oil spill did not address cost overruns, the executive who ran the probe testified on Thursday. Plaintiffs argue ...

BP Plc (BP/) ’s internal investigation of the fatal explosion and oil spill at its Gulf of Mexico Macondo well didn’t focus on whether management-system failures contributed to the disaster, an executive testified.

Once the object of ridicule and focus of outrage after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, former BP chief executive Tony Hayward made a cameo appearance Wednesday in a trial to decide how much blame ...

Once the object of ridicule and focus of outrage after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, former BP chief executive Tony Hayward made a cameo appearance Wednesday in a trial to decide how much blame ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once the object of ridicule and focus of outrage after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, former BP chief executive Tony Hayward made a cameo appearance Wednesday in a trial to decide how much blame the company must shoulder for the disaster.

Once the object of ridicule and focus of outrage after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, former BP chief executive Tony Hayward made a cameo appearance Wednesday in a trial to decide how much blame ...

NEW ORLEANS - Once the object of ridicule and focus of outrage after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP former chief executive Tony Hayward made a cameo Wednesday at the trial over the disaster, briefly showing up on a videotape in what may be his only appearance in the courtroom.

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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A federal judge heard conflicting testimony Wednesday from two former BP executives about the effect of cost-cutting measures on the company's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the ...

A federal judge heard conflicting testimony Wednesday from two former BP executives about the effect of cost-cutting measures on the company's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the ...

A federal judge heard conflicting testimony Wednesday from two former BP executives about the effect of cost-cutting measures on the company's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge heard conflicting testimony Wednesday from two former BP executives about the effect of cost-cutting measures on the company's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

1st witness testifies in Gulf oil spill trial Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:33 pm, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP failed to implement a new safety plan on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon drilling rig even though the company realized a blowout in the ...

The first BP executive to testify at a federal trial over the nation's worst oil spill was to take the stand for a second day Wednesday before a judge tasked with deciding whether the London-based oil giant and other companies acted with gross negligence for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge heard conflicting testimony Wednesday from two former BP executives about the effect of cost-cutting measures on the company's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

The first BP executive to testify at a federal trial over the nation's worst oil spill was to take the stand for a second day Wednesday before a judge tasked with deciding whether the London-based oil giant and other companies acted with gross negligence for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The first BP executive to testify at a federal trial over the nation's worst oil spill was to take the stand for a second day Wednesday before a judge tasked with deciding whether the London-based oil giant and other companies acted with gross negligence for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

A BP executive tells a US court the oil giant was not solely responsible for the 2010 oil spill, on the second day of a trial to determine liability.