North sea oil rig

Shell oil spill in North Sea being taken ‘very seriously’

News Tue 16 Aug 2011, AT 10:33

Business digest: Spill most substantial in a decade, but still far less severe than BP Gulf of Mexico incident

Deepwater Horizon explosion

BP could face $10bn fines and jail time for officials

Alexander Cockburn Thu 17 Feb 2011, AT 07:29

Alexander Cockburn: Law professor warns of federal manslaughter charges over BP Deepwater oil spill

Oil giant BP (British Petroleum)

BP makes its first annual loss since 1992

News Tue 1 Feb 2011, AT 10:07

Business digest: BP loses $4.9bn, but will resume paying dividends anyway

Oil giant BP (British Petroleum)

Shell interest gives BP shares a boost

News Tue 4 Jan 2011, AT 15:11

Business Digest: Shares jump 5 per cent after story emerges of Shell’s merger interest

BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill clean up

US taking BP to court over Gulf oil spill

News Thu 16 Dec 2010, AT 10:07

Business Digest: US seeks unlimited damages in ‘gross negligence’ claim

Oil giant BP (British Petroleum)

Compensation agreed for less than half of BP claims

News Thu 25 Nov 2010, AT 16:24

Business digest: Of 450,000 claims, only 175,000 will get a slice of the $2.3billion payout

Oil giant BP (British Petroleum)

BP back in profit despite leak cost hitting $39.9bn

News Tue 2 Nov 2010, AT 08:40

Business Digest: New CEO says his team are rebuilding confidence after 'terrible events' in Gulf of Mexico

New BP boss Bob Dudley to set up safety division

News Wed 29 Sep 2010, AT 16:50

Business Digest: The unit will have ‘sweeping powers’ to intervene and uphold standards

BP oil spill

BP finally ‘kill’ Gulf of Mexico oil well

News Mon 20 Sep 2010, AT 12:49

Business Digest: Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico has finally been declared ‘effectively dead’

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