Latest BP Oil Spill News

Former BP Plc engineer Kurt Mix leaves the Federal courthouse in Houston, Texas, USA (Reuters)

Ex-BP engineer arrested in Gulf oil spill case

Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges Tuesday in the Gulf oil spill.

Comments (0)

A BP engineer has become the first person arrested after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (Reuters)

Feds make first arrest in BP oil spill case

A BP engineer intentionally deleted more than 300 text messages that said the company's efforts to control the Gulf of Mexico oil spill were failing, and that the amount of oil leaking was far more than what the company reported.

Comments (1)

(Reuters file)

Total's North Sea leak draws comparisons with BP

Oil giant Total has moved to reassure investors and environmental activists over the past week that the financial and environmental damage from its gas leak in the North Sea would be limited, a task made more difficult by comparisons to BP's handling of a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico nearly two years ago.

Comments (0)

The Macondo oil spill in 2010 was the worst in US history (file pic, Reuters)

BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears

On the cusp of the trail over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico lawyers, executives and public officials are immersed in settlement talks.

Comments (2)

Obama and BP executives decide on the details of the deal

BP shares rise after $20b oil spill deal

Some analysts had a "buy" rating on the stock despite the risks to the company from the spill.

Comments (1)

Previous1Next

Select region
Please Select a Region:
  • Alexandra
  • Ashburton
  • Auckland
  • Blenheim
  • Christchurch
  • Dannevirke
  • Dargaville
  • Dunedin
  • Gisborne
  • Gore
  • Greymouth
  • Hastings
  • Hokitika
  • Hamilton
  • Invercargill
  • Kaikoura
  • Kaitaia
  • Levin
  • Masterton
  • Motueka
  • Napier
  • Nelson
  • New Plymouth
  • Oamaru
  • Paihia
  • Russell
  • Palmerston North
  • Paraparaumu
  • Queenstown
  • Reefton
  • Rotorua
  • Taumarunui
  • Taupo
  • Tauranga
  • Te Kuiti
  • Thames
  • Timaru
  • Tokoroa
  • Wanaka
  • Wanganui
  • Wellington
  • Westport
  • Whakatane
  • Whangarei
Weather data provided by the MetService
-°C High -°C Low
Weather Icon