10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
British Petroleum (BP)
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Transocean Report Blames BP for Gulf Spill
Transocean, the Swiss company that owned the rig lost in last year
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Decks cleared for $7.2 bn Reliance-BP deal
SALE OF 30% STAKE IN OIL, GAS BLOCKS Clearing the last hurdle, the Home Ministry has given unconditional approval for UK's BP to buy a 30 per cent stake in Reliance Industries' oil and gas blocks, including the showcase KG-D6 gas fields, for $7.2 billion. The Ministry of Home Affairs wrote a one-page letter to the Petroleum Ministry on June 1 giving security clearance and a no-objection certif
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Ministry clears 30% stake sale in 23 RIL oil, gas blocks to BP
The Home Ministry has given unconditional approval to Reliance Industries for the sale of a 30 per cent stake in 23 oil and gas properties, including the Mukesh Ambani-led firm
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Cairn Awaits Ruling In Case Against Arctic Protesters
Cairn Energy expects to find out later on Wednesday whether a lawsuit designed to deter environmental protesters from disrupting its Arctic drilling campaign has been successful. Cairn, a British oil and gas firm which is leading a charge to find oil off the coast of Greenland, faces strong opposition from environmental group Greenpeace whose protesters have boarded its drilling vessel twice in
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Greenpeace Sends Vessels To Protest Greenland Oil
Environmental group Greenpeace has sent two vessels into the northern North Sea to protest against oil exploration off Greenland, the organization and officials said on Tuesday. Greenpeace's action came as British explorer Cairn Energy laid out its plans for drilling off Greenland this summer and began preparing to move the Leiv Eiriksson rig into position. Greenpeace said in a statement
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BP Partner Agrees to $1.1 Billion Settlement Related to Gulf Spill
BP said Friday that Moex Offshore, one of its partners in the oil well that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico last year, had agreed to pay $1.1 billion as part of a settlement for any claims related to the oil spill. Moex, which had a 10 percent stake in the well, is the first company aside from BP to make a payment to cover the costs of the disastrous oil spill, BP said in a statement.
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US House Votes To Reopen Oil Drilling Off Virgina Coast
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Thursday to force federal exploration lease sales off the Virginia coast and in the Gulf of Mexico that were canceled or delayed by the Obama administration following the BP oil spill. The legislation, which was pushed by Republican lawmakers, has little chance of making it into law.
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BP Alaska Deal Seen Pointing To Big Gulf Fine
BP Plc's $85 million settlement with the U.S.
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BP Is Fined $25 Million for 06 Spills at Pipelines
BP will pay $25 million in civil fines to settle charges arising from two spills from its network of pipelines in Alaska in 2006 and from a willful failure to comply with court orders to properly maintain the pipelines to prevent corrosion, federal officials announced on Tuesday. The fine is the largest per-barrel assessment ever levied against an oil company in a spill case and represents a ne