BP Photoshops crisis response photo
BP inserts a heavily doctored, nine-year-old photo of their crisis command centre on their website’s “Response in pictures” section.
View ArticleScotland denies BP involvement in Lockerbie release
Alex Salmond insists that the Scottish decision to release al-Megrahi was based on compassionate grounds.
View ArticleThe 5 most stupid things BP has done since the spill
When can an oil company catch a break?
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Paperround: Our guide to the pick of the Saturday press.
View ArticleHayward will leave BP – with a £10.8m pension pot
Embattled CEO will be replaced by the man leading the Gulf clean-up.
View ArticleHayward stands down, but won't be out of pocket
BP confirms Hayward’s departure, and pays him a tidy sum to do so.
View ArticleUS investigation into al-Megrahi release postponed
Delay due to lack of crucial witnesses.
View ArticleIt’s over! 106 days on, BP plugs the oil well
Almost. The ‘static kill’ of heavy mud worked: now it just needs cement.
View ArticleBP agrees to pay record fine for 2005 refinery explosion
But the €39.3m it’s paying won’t come close to matching the fines it’ll have for the Gulf oil leak.
View ArticleBrad Pitt says he backs death penalty for BP execs
The actor says he’s never supported capital punishment – but would make an exception for the oil executives.
View ArticleObama laments “man-made catastrophe” of Hurricane Katrina
President tells New Orleans that the legacy of Katrina must be one “of action” but stops short of admonishing BP.
View ArticleBP leak ready to be sealed permanently
After five months, the leak into the Gulf of Mexico could at last stop today.
View ArticleGulf oil spill well declared 'dead' by BP
Oil giant sees share price rise after announcement.
View ArticleBP knew cement used on Deepwater Horizon well was faulty
Investigators say BP and the company which produced supplied the cement knew that the compound was unstable and could be vulnerable before the rig blew up.
View ArticleBP Gulf oil spill blamed on bad management
US National Commission investigating April’s Deepwater Horizon rig explosion heavily criticises the companies involved in the rig.
View ArticleBetter management would “almost certainly” have stopped BP oil spill
The US presidential commission investigating the BP oil spill finds that lax controls and cost-cutting were the chief culprits.
View ArticleBP sign deal with Russia to drill in the Arctic
BP has teamed up with Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft to explore for natural gas and oil off the Siberian coast.
View ArticleUK govt did 'all it could' to release Lockerbie bomber: report
Britain’s previous Labour government did “all it could” to help facilitate the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, according to a new report.
View ArticleOil price jumps on back of Libyan protests
Unrest and protests in Libya are forcing oil prices to rise today as international oil companies prepare to evacuate their expat staff from Libyan operations.
View ArticleBP faces protests at shareholder meeting
BP will face protests at a shareholder meeting in London today, as fishermen complain of poor compensation for the oil spill and investors condemn excessive executive pay packets.
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