President Barack Obama rejected criticism of his response to the Gulf oil spill Sunday, saying in an interview on “NBC Nightly News” that his administration jumped on the crisis immediately. Barack Obama - Oilspill - President - Gulf Oil - NBC Nightly News
BP was working to remove the failed blowout preventer from its ruptured well — a key step towards killing the well and salvaging evidence that could help in the inquiry into the disaster. BP - Blowout preventer - Gulf of Mexico - Relief well - Macondo Prospect
BP says that mud it forced down the throat of a blown-out well was holding back the flow of crude, a significant step toward stopping the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. BP - Gulf of Mexico - Online - MUDs - Games
BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico as environmental officials defended themselves Sunday against assertions they allowed the oil giant liberal use of chemical dispersants whose threat to sea life remains unknown. Gulf of Mexico - BP - United States Environmental Protection Agency - Marine biology - Oil well
Investigators are looking into whether the firefighting response to the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion contributed to its sinking, a Coast Guard spokesman tells a watchdog group. Deepwater Horizon - BP - Coast Guard - United States Coast Guard - United States
Oil giant BP said it plans to offset the entire cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill against its tax bill, reducing future contributions to U.S. tax coffers by almost $10 billion. Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - BP - United States - Environment
BP said Thursday that it had lobbied the U.K. government over a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya in 2007 before the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Libya - BP - Africa - Government of the United Kingdom - Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
The green-and-yellow logo that BP employees normally wear with pride is meant to evoke an environmentally friendly sunflower. These days, it feels more like a bull's-eye. BP - Logo - United States - Business - Barack Obama
BP's CEO sat grim-faced Thursday as House members accused him of being oblivious to the risks of his company's deep water operations, then testified he was "deeply sorry" for the catastrophic Gulf coast oil spill. Gulf of Mexico - Tony Hayward - BP - Oil spill - Environment
The cost of cleaning the Gulf oil spill and compensating its victims won’t be known for years. But it would have to be an awfully large number to exceed BP's ability to pay.
British energy giant BP plans to suspend its second-quarter dividend as it faces growing public anger over its handling of massive oil spill in the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to the BBC. Oil spill - BP - Gulf Coast of the United States - United States - Environment
