BP oil spill litigation News

BP Preparing ‘Vigorously’ As Start of Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits Nears

BP said it was preparing “vigorously” for lawsuits related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which are due to start later this month, as it unveiled a rise in fourth-quarter earnings boosted by higher oil prices and one-off gains. …

BP Fails to Shift $15 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Costs to Transocean

Oil giant BP has lost its attempt to shift over $15 billion of costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto contractor Transocean , increasing the possibility BP may have to foot the entire $42 billion clean up …

BP Accuses Halliburton of Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence

BP Plc accused Halliburton Co. of destroying evidence that the oilfield services company did inadequate cement work on the Gulf of Mexico oil well that blew out last year, and asked a federal judge to punish Halliburton. The accusation, in …