Keyword: oil spill

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BP Could Face New $18 Billion Damages from 2010 US Oil Spill

08.09.2014 - British oil and petrochemicals group BP could be fined more than $18 billion by the US government for its April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Oil- and Gas-Field Chemicals

02.04.2014 - Soaring Costs - For a rising number of chemical companies, an increasingly profitable market is the sale of chemicals to aid the extraction of oil and gas from deep and...

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Payout Official Set for Surge in BP Spill Claims

17.05.2013 - The deadline for claims against BP in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months away, but the man responsible for paying the claims said on Thursday he is...

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BP to Ask UK Government to Intervene on Gulf Spill Payments

16.05.2013 - British oil company BP wants Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene with the U.S. government over the escalating cost of compensating U.S. companies for the Gulf of Mexico oil...

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Post-spill Performance Costs BP Boss his Share Bonus

07.03.2013 - BP boss Bob Dudley's pay fell by a fifth last year because of performance measures set over a three-year period that began in 2010, the oil-spill year. The company's 2012 annual...

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U.S. Judge Approves Settlement in BP Class Action Suit

23.12.2012 - A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to BP's settlement with individuals and businesses who lost money and property in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The order only...

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U.S. Lawyers Say BP, Spill Partners Harmed Cleanup Crew

01.04.2011 - BP and other companies who had used chemical dispersants to fight the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill should compensate the cleanup crew and residents harmed by those toxic chemicals...

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Noble In $1.2 Billion Ultra-Deepwater Rig Contract

20.01.2011 - Noble Corp said Hyundai Heavy Industries will build two ultra-deepwater drillships for the world's second largest offshore drilling contractor by fleet size for about $1.21 billion...