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Hood expects big take from oil spill

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:00:59 GMT

Attorney General Jim Hood says Mississippi could reap hundreds of millions of dollars from litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

$90M minority settlement in oil spill

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:50:37 GMT

A minority partner in BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico has agreed to pay $90 million in a settlement with the federal government and Gulf states to resolve allegations the company violated the Clean Water Act.

Louisiana co. cleans Alabama beaches

Matt Barrentine — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:20:35 GMT

A company from Louisiana has taken over beach cleaning in Alabama. That’s not sitting well with some after a local contractor, Crowder Gulf, lost the bid.

Judge sets time for oil spill trial

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:25 GMT

A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the nation's worst offshore oil spill.

BP Executive to be first trial witness

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:58:54 GMT

A BP executive is expected to be the first witness to testify at a trial next month designed to identify the causes of a deadly rig explosion that spawned a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

BP denies Gulfport's damages claim

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:36:27 GMT

BP has told the city of Gulfport, Miss., that it has no documents to support a claim for $11.8 million in compensation for community damages from the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion and spill.

Two plead guilty to claims fraud

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:56:50 GMT

Two more people are facing jail time for filing a false claim in the wake of the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. Dockery Pierre McGuire and Danielle Michell Packer entered guilty pleas in separate cases Thursday.

Ken Feinberg breaks promise to business

Matt Barrentine — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:47:54 GMT

One year ago, Gulf Coast Claims Administrator Ken Feinberg held a meeting in Orange Beach. In that meeting, he fielded questions and told the crowd those with legitimate claims would be made whole. Buck Mitchell, owner of the Seville Quarter in Pensacola, was told personally his business claim would be looked into.

Gulf restoration plans under review

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:16:09 GMT

Federal and state officials have presented plans to hold BP to its promise to make the Gulf whole in the wake of the 2010 oil-spill disaster.

Orange Beach still waiting on BP money

John Rogers — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:44:50 GMT

The city of Orange Beach is still fighting for its fair share of BP money. That was one of the topics brought up on Friday night at the mayor's state of the city address.

AP: US opposes ruling on lawyer fees

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:26:22 GMT

The Justice Department says a federal judge's ruling awarding hefty fees for plaintiffs' lawyers fighting BP over its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill discourages people from settling claims with the oil giant outside the courtroom.

Fla. man sentenced for claims fraud

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:23:31 GMT

A Florida man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempting to defraud the BP oil spill claims fund.

BP damage payments stalled

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:18:46 GMT

Damage payments from the compensation fund for BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been stopped temporarily because of a court order requiring a portion of settlement funds to be set aside to pay hundreds of lawyers working on behalf of claimants.

BP pushing for payment from Halliburton

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:56:40 GMT

BP is reiterating claims first made last April that it is entitled to payment from contractor Halliburton Energy Services for expenses and lost profits resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil well disaster.

Deep Gulf drilling thrives post-spill

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:25:20 GMT

Two hundred miles off the coast of Texas, ribbons of pipe are reaching for oil and natural gas deeper below the ocean's surface than ever before. Just eighteen months ago, in the wake of the largest oil spill in U.S. history, such activity in the Gulf seemed unlikely.

BP money buys more than just ads

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:23:50 GMT

Florida Panhandle officials made a mix of eyebrow-raising purchases with $30 million BP gave them earlier this year to help tourism recover from 2010's disastrous Gulf oil spill, including a poker tournament, a million-dollar Christmas display, and a prom for senior citizens.

BP pledges $1B to restore Gulf Coast

Matt Barrentine — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:45:17 GMT

Over the last couple of months, recovery from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has moved from clean-up to restoration. BP has pledged $1 billion to restore the Gulf Coast to pre-spill conditions. To do that, major projects are planned up and down the coast.