Gulf Oil Spill News

A federal judge in New Orleans Tuesday approved a $4 billion plea agreement for criminal fines and penalties against oil giant BP for the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history.

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge accepted an agreement by BP Plc to plead guilty for its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and pay a record $4 billion (£2.5 billion) in criminal penalties for the worst offshore ...

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge accepted an agreement by BP Plc to plead guilty for its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The company said it pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts related to workers' deaths, a felony related to obstruction of Congress and two misdemeanors. It faces five years ...

A federal judge in New Orleans Tuesday approved a $4 billion plea agreement for criminal fines and penalties against oil giant BP for the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history.

A US judge on Tuesday approved a $4.5 billion deal in which BP pleaded guilty to criminal charges from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill -- but the British energy giant's legal woes are far from over.

The deal also includes a record $4 billion in criminal penalties. Family members for some of those victims had urged stiffer sanctions.

A US judge has approved an agreement for British oil giant BP to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $US4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.More...

A U.S. judge has accepted an agreement by BP Plc to plead guilty for its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and pay $4.

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

A US judge has approved an agreement for British oil giant BP to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record US$4 billion (NZ$4.7b) in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

The BP oil spill settlement approved by a federal judge includes $4 billion in penalties and manslaughter charges.

A federal judge has approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico...

The deal also includes a record $4 billion in criminal penalties. Family members for some of those victims had urged stiffer sanctions.

U.S. judge has accepted an agreement by BP Plc. to plead guilty for its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and pay $4.0 billion in penalties for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a court official said on Tuesday.

A federal judge has approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

A judge approved an agreement for BP to plead guilty and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Jef Feeley & Allen Johnson Jr. - 2013-01-29T18:21:19Z U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance in New Orleans concluded today that BP Exploration & Production Inc., a unit of London- based BP, can take responsibility for the charges tied to the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, including 11 counts of felony seaman’s manslaughter.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP guilty plea for Gulf oil spill to be considered by federal judge on Tuesday By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). January 28, 2013. "U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance will hold a hearing Tuesday on whether to accept a guilty plea agreement by BP that requires the company to pay $4 billion in fines and other payments to settle criminal charges — including felony manslaughter ...