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BP gets $4.5bn fine over Deepwater oil spill
Oil giant BP agrees to pay a $4.5bn (£2.8bn) settlement to authorities over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the US coast.
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BP to sell stake in Russian oil firm
Following ‘unsoliciated indications of interest’, BP announces plans to sell its 50 per cent stake in Russian oil company TNK-BP in a move which could net it £25bn.
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Hackers target abortion provider BPAS
Britain’s biggest abortion provider has been subject to 2,500 hacking attempts in the last five weeks, amid concerns about the politicisation of the abortion debate and hostile targeting of women.
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BP sues Halliburton for Deepwater Horizon costs
Oil company BP has asked contractor Halliburton to pay all of its billions of pounds of costs over the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe.
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BP protest: ‘Tate should come clean about dirty oil money’
One year after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, activists have targeted Tate Britain’s links with BP during a week of worldwide demonstrations.
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Protesters removed from BP meeting
Six protesters are ejected after trying to storm the stage at BP’s first annual general meeting since the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster last year, amid angry scenes outside the venue.
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BP reports losses after oil spill but will pay dividend
BP reports its first annual loss in nearly 20 years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But as Siobhan Kennedy reports, the disaster has not stopped BP renewing its focus on deep sea exploration.
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Russian oil firm to take stake in BP
State-owned Russian oil giant Rosneft has taken a 5 per cent stake in BP, in the first major deal for BP since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, as Siobhan Kennedy writes.
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BP ‘short cuts’ responsible for ‘avoidable’ oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could have been avoided and was partly caused by short cuts and cost-cutting measures by BP and other companies, a scathing inquiry finds.
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BPI: illegal music downloads top a billion
The BPI calls on the government to step up its efforts to curb rampant online piracy as more than a billion songs are downloaded this year.
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BP sued by United States over Gulf oil spill disaster
The US government is to sue BP and several of its partners for costs and damages in a bid to recover billions of dollars after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
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BP back in profit despite oil spill costs
As BP announces a return to profit despite bearing the costs of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson asks whether it signals an end to the oil giant’s rocky year.
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Flawed cement used on BP Gulf oil rig
Contractor Halliburton used flawed cement on the Gulf of Mexico oil well which may have contributed to the blowout that sparked the biggest offshore spill in US history, a report finds.
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BP’s Bob Dudley tips return of dividend
American Bob Dudley takes the reins at BP, flagging a return to dividends. Who Knows Who asks if Dudley, once chased from Russia by billionaire oligarchs, could be BP’s all-American hero.
