Topic: BP - on June 5, 2010 at 11:53:00 AM CEST
BP fined the equivalent of 600 illegal songs...
BP has been hit with a £47m bill by the US government for damage caused by the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and resulting oil leak.
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Topic: BP - on June 4, 2010 at 12:29:00 PM CEST
Caught in the oil - Big Picture
A short entry - AP Photographer Charlie Riedel just filed the following images of seabirds caught in the oil slick on a beach on Louisiana's East Grand Terre Island. As BP engineers continue their efforts to cap the underwater flow of oil, landfall is becoming more frequent, and the effects more evident.
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Topic: BP - on June 3, 2010 at 1:12:00 PM CEST
BP tells cleanup workers no photos of dead, oil-covered marine life
“When we found this dolphin it was filled with oil. Oil was just pouring out of it. It was the saddest darn thing to look at,” said a BP contract worker who took the Daily News on a surreptitious tour of the wildlife disaster unfolding in Louisiana.
His motive: simple outrage.
“There is a lot of coverup for BP. They specifically informed us that they don’t want these pictures of the dead animals. They know the ocean will wipe away most of the evidence. It’s important to me that people know the truth about what’s going on here,” the contractor said.
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Topic: BP - on May 31, 2010 at 10:57:00 AM CEST
BP Knew of Deepwater Horizon Problems 11 Months Ago
The problems involved the well casing and the blowout preventer, which are considered critical pieces in the chain of events that led to the disaster on the rig.
The documents show that in March, after several weeks of problems on the rig, BP was struggling with a loss of “well control.” And as far back as 11 months ago, it was concerned about the well casing and the blowout preventer.
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Topic: BP - on May 28, 2010 at 1:25:00 PM CEST
New BP logo
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Topic: BP - on May 6, 2010 at 10:12:00 AM CEST
Oil spill T-shirt
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