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Bob Dudley, the BP chief executive, has proved much more careful with his words than his foot-in-the-mouth predecessor, Tony Hayward. But he must hope one phrase does not return to haunt him.

The impending departure of Sir William Castell is the latest shake-up at the top of the oil group since the Gulf of Mexico disaster

Le groupe pétrolier britannique a annoncé vendredi des changements au sein...

British oil giant BP must cover some of the eventual claims against subcontractor Halliburton arising from the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a US judge ruled Tuesday.

L'accord sur les modalités de la réduction de la dette grecque par les créanciers privés, qui devront accepter des pertes réelles "de plus de 70%" sera soumis pour vote au parlement d'ici le 13 février, a indiqué le ministre grec des Finances, Evangélos Vénizélos.histoires liéesMarée noire aux Etats-Unis: BP obtient que certains coûts soient imputés à HalliburtonLes Ports Francs de Genève, une ...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Halliburton can avoid paying most of the pollution claims that resulted from the catastrophic 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill because it was shielded in a contract with well-owner BP.

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday said Halliburton Co is not liable for some pollution claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, handing a setback to BP Plc's efforts to contain its own liability.

Alexander Dodds (pictured), 54, had allegedly been drinking heavily on the privately chartered flight immediately prior to the incident at Moscow's Vnukovo-3 airport.

Mashable founder and CEO Pete Cashmore sat down with David Jones of Havas to talk about the new responsibilities of today’s leaders…

BP shuts down an oil platform west of Shetland after a leak from an undersea pipe was discovered.

Internal e-mails among BP officials on the day the Deepwater Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico reveal the oil company’s estimate.

NEW ORLEANS -- On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank, BP officials warned in an internal memo that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an amount a million gallons higher than what the government later believed spilled daily from the site.The email conversation, which BP a...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials warned in an internal email conversation that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an amount a million gallons higher than what the U.S. government ultimately estimated spille...

Marcel Reich-Ranicki hat heute daran erinnert, dass eine Verantwortung für die Zukunft nur aus der Erinnerung an die Vergangenheit erwachsen kann. Eine Lektion, die der Konzern BP auch lernen musste. Der Tagesrückblick

Schlappe für BP: Der Energieriese ist mit dem Versuch gescheitert, Kosten der Ölpest im Golf von Mexiko auf frühere Partner abzuwälzen. Ein US-Gericht hat einen Antrag abgewiesen, demzufolge der Betreiber der Plattform "Deepwater Horizon" 15 Milliarden Dollar zahlen sollte.

BP trägt Mitverantwortung am Unglück von «Deepwater Horizon»

Thursday's decision may have spared Transocean from having to pay potentially billions of dollars in claims in the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

BP must cover some but not all of oil rig owner Transocean's liabilities for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US judge rules.

The oilfield-services giant has struggled, partly due to concerns associated with a BP lawsuit, but it may soon reward investors.

A federal judge ruled that BP is required to indemnify the owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig against compensatory damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Le groupe pétrolier BP, le gouvernement britannique et l'Union européenne font pression sur le Congrès américain pour que le projet gazier de Shah Deniz échappe à des sanctions visant les sociétés occidentales commerçant avec l'Iran, a-t-on appris de sources proches du dossier. Les sénateurs...

Tony Hayward and banking dynasty scion Nat Rothschild are to share in a £162m stock windfall, after they exercised a right to be handed shares in Genel Energy.

HONG KONG, Jan 5 (Reuters) - "Chairman Fu" is stepping on the gas at Sinopec's M&A machine.

Der durchschnittliche Spritverbrauch von Pkw sinkt in den kommenden Jahren deutlich. Einen Nachfrageeinbruch bei Kraftstoffen befürchtet der Mineralölkonzern BP trotzdem nicht.Mehr zum ThemaHöher sitzen ohne Nachteile - Diese SUVs sind keine SchluckspechteOpel Meriva LPG - Minivan auf GasToyota Verso Travel - Sondermodell nicht nur für die ReiseMini Roadster - Billiger als das CabrioDethleffs S...

Wien (OTS) - - Seit 1. Jänner 2012 ist Ilse Stria als Geschäftsführerin tätig - Ilse Stria bringt 13 Jahre Managementerfahrung und Marketingexpertise bei internationalen Konzernen wie Unilever, Kraft Foods und BP mit - Zuletzt war Frau Stria Unternehmensberaterin mit ...

BP sees renewables making even larger inroads than before, stealing much of the growth it had earlier seen going to nuclear energy

Le géant pétolier envisagerait des mesures de soutien au raffineur en difficulté. Petroplus, qui a été forcé de fermer trois de ses sites, alimente le réseau de distribution de BP au Royaume-Uni. 

People with high blood pressure are often told to watch the salt. And it’s long been thought that hypertension related to excess salt is caused by the salt increasing the volume of the blood. Which in turn puts added pressure on the blood vessel walls. But going back to the 1960s and ‘70s, some researchers thought that the salt might be having a different effect. [More]

Fischer, Krabbenzüchter, Hoteliers: Lang ist die Liste der von der Ölpest im Golf vom Mexiko Geschädigten. Neben den Hunderten privaten Klagen werfen US-Behörden BP Verstöße gegen den Wasser- und Vogelschutz vor. Der britische Energiekonzern kämpft mit den finanziellen Folgen der Katastrophe - und versucht, sie auf Partnerunternehmen abzuwälzen.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - "Chairman Fu" is stepping on the gas at Sinopec's M&A machine.

(Reuters) - BP's $20 billion oil spill fund said it had resumed payments to eligible victims on Wednesday after receiving clarification from a U.S. district court regarding an escrow account set up to cover certain legal expenses incurred by the plaintiffs' lawyers.

Das Unglück der Ölplattform Deepwater Horizon liegt bald zwei Jahre zurück. Doch noch immer streiten sich die beteligten Unternehmen, wer zahlen muss. Hier ein Überblick über Öl-Unglücke und ihre finanziellen Folgen.

BP's $20 billion (€15.3 billion) oil spill fund has halted payments to eligible victims until a US federal court clarifies an order issued in December, according to a notice posted on the fund's website.

The $20 billion fund created by BP to pay damages from the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico has halted payments until the judge overseeing the federal court litigation clarifies a recent order.

BP ist kein Einzelfall: Die Risiken in der Ölindustrie wachsen sprunghaft. Wie zuverlässig arbeiten die Subunternehmer der Konzerne?

<img style="float:left; margin-right:5px" src="http://images.zeit.de/news/../publishedPictures/oilix_34310760_onlineBild.jpg-148x84.jpg"/>Washington/London(dpa) - Mehr als anderthalb Jahre nach der verheerenden Ölpest im Golf von Mexiko versucht der Ölkonzern BP mit Nachdruck, die Milliarden-Kosten auf seine Ex-Partner Halliburton abzu...

La compagnie pétrolière britannique BP demande à la société américaine Halliburton de régler tous les frais et les dépenses engagés lors du nettoyage…

Über ein Jahr nach der schwersten Ölpest im Golf von Mexiko verlangt der britische Ölkonzern BP vom US-Erdöldienstleister Halliburton 20 Milliarden Dollar (15,4 Mrd. Euro) Schadensersatz, wie die Wirtschaftsagentur Bloomberg am Montag unter Berufung auf gerichtliche Unterlagen berichtete. Halliburton hatte unter anderem den Zement zum Abdichten des Bohrloches geliefert.

BP hat den US-Erdöldienstleister Halliburton wegen der Ölpest im Golf von Mexiko auf Schadenersatz verklagt. Doch die Anleger bleiben auf der Hut - zu Recht.

Die schlimmste Ölpest in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten zieht einen weiteren Mammut-Prozess nach sich: Rund eineinhalb Jahre nach dem Untergang seiner Ölplattform im Golf von Mexiko verlangt der britische BP-Konzern vom Subunternehmen Halliburton 20 Milliarden Dollar Entschädigung.

Le pétrolier britannique BP réclame en justice quelque 20 milliards de dollars à la société américaine Halliburton pour la marée noire due à l'explosio...lire la suite

Le pétrolier britannique BP réclame en justice quelque 20 milliards de dollars à la société américaine Halliburton pour la marée noire due à l’explos...lire la suite

Fast zwei Jahre nach der schwersten Ölpest im Golf von Mexiko verlangt der britische Ölkonzern BP vom Eröldienstleister Halliburton 20 Milliarden Dollar Schadensersatz. Laut eines Medienberichts begründet BP die Forderung mit Ausgaben für die Beseitigung von Umweltschäden und mit entgangenen Gewinnen.

Nach der schwersten Ölpest in der US-Geschichte, laufen bereits mehrere Klagen. BP und der US-Konzern Halliburton streiten sich darüber, wer an der Katastrophe die Hauptschuld trägt. BP will jetzt 20 Milliarden Dollar.

High oil prices and tech advances making profitable deepwater drilling doable after largest and deadliest BP spill in U.S.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Sports towels and fleece blankets. A poker tournament. A $1 million Christmas display. A prom for senior citizens. BP gas card giveaways. A "most deserving mom" contest. And advertising, lots of advertising....

Fiscales estadounidenses están preparando los que serían los primeros cargos criminales contra empleados de BP PLC por el accidente de 2010 en la plataforma Deepwater Horizon, el cual cobró la vida de 11 trabajadores y provocó el peor derrame de petróleo costa afuera en la historia de Estados Unidos, dijeron fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto.

Today, Cool Planet BioFuels, Inc. announced that BP Technology Ventures has made an investment in the company’s C round led by Shea Ventures. Current Cool Planet investors,  General Electric, Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, NRG and North Bridge Venture Partners also participated. The amount of funding was not disclosed.

Bloomberg’s Marc Roca and Ehren Goosens this morning wrote that oil giant BP PLC (BP) is looking to get out of solar energy technology after 40 years in the industry. Roca and Goossens write the business has become unprofitable after a 48% plunge in solar panel prices this year, citing an internal BP memo. BP’s [...]

Nach 30 Jahren ist Schluss. Der Energiekonzern BP steigt aus der Sonnenenergie aus. Auch in Deutschland steht die Solarwirtschaft vor einem Umbruch. mehr...

After a 40 year run, it's giving up in the face low cost manufacturing in Asia, and its inability to innovate. BP Solar, which has roots going back decades to the early days of solar panel manufacturing, can't compete in a difficult solar panel market, so it's closing its doors, according to reports. It joins a number of other solar manufacturers, including famously the U.S. government-backed S...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard was investigating a 13,000-gallon spill from an oil rig leased to Shell, operating about 26 miles southeast of last year's BP Plc Macondo oil well disaster, a Coast Guard spokesman said on Monday.

Cameron International, the maker of the blowout preventer that failed to stop the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year, has agreed to pay $250 million to BP, which says it will put the money into the $20 billion escrow fund to settle claims related to the disaster. Cameron said its insurers would pay $170 million of the $250 million sum. BP would indemnify Cameron from claims rela...

Cameron International (CAM) jumped 4.7% in early trading after the oil services firm said it would pay BP (BP) $250 million to settle claims stemming from the Macondo oil spill last year. Cameron created the safety device that was supposed to shut the well down. In return, BP will indemnify Cameron against compensatory damages stemming [...]

Director of group that covers four galleries around UK says decision is due on partnership deal with BP, expiring next yearThe Tate galleries are considering ending their 20-year partnership with BP after demonstrations by green campaigners.Tate's director, Nicholas Serota, has said a decision will be taken over whether to renew its contract with BP "quite soon", after earlier this month being ...

U.S. regulators issued additional violations to BP for its role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as Halliburton fired back at allegations from BP questioning the company's conduct in the wake of the disaster.

Oil giant accuses Halliburton of destroying evidence showing sub-standard cement work led to Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Oil giant BP accuses services firm Halliburton of destroying damaging evidence relating to last year's deadly oil well blast, which caused America's worst offshore oil spill.

FORMER CHAIRMAN of BP, Peter Sutherland, should have been told of untruthful claims by a son of Col Gadafy that part of a £1.5 million donation he offered to the London School of Economics was being funded by the petroleum company, an inquiry found.

BP has sold its Canadian natural-gas liquids business for $1.67 billion to Plains All American Pipeline of Houston, Tx., in the U.K. energy giant's latest move to slim down its global portfolio.

Energy major Reliance Industries and London-based BP Plc on Friday announced the formation of an equal joint venture in India.

The company had a head start on technology that allows solar cells to be manufactured more cheaply, but lost out to Chinese competitors.

A TNK-BP shareholder’s case lacked evidence that a failed deal cost the venture billions in profit, a Siberian court ruled.

Un tribunal de Sibérie a rejeté vendredi deux recours d'actionnaires minoritaires de TNK-BP, coentreprise du pétrolier britannique BP en Russie, qui…

The Coast Guard says that 90% of the Gulf Coast fouled by the BP oil spill has been cleaned and that it has approved a plan to wind down the ...

One in every five Indian adults living in urban cities suffers not only from hypertension but also diabetes, a study called Screening India’s Twin Epidemic has revealed.

China's biggest offshore oil producer CNOOC Ltd said on Sunday its 50 percent-owned unit Bridas Energy Holdings has determined to terminate a deal to buy BP Plc's 60 percent stake in Argentina-based oil and gas group Pan American Energy LLC (PAE).

This weekend I will be speaking at the IP Law & Management Institute in Palm Springs on the only panel dedicated to the new gTLD program. entitled “Seizing the Opportunity of Securing gTLDs for your Organization and your Industry in my role as Director of RightoftheDot.com. I’ll be on the panel with representatives of Verisign [...]

The earliest anatomically modern humans in Europe are thought to have appeared around 43,000–42,000 calendar years before present (43–42 kyr cal bp), by association with Aurignacian sites and lithic assemblages assumed to have been made by modern humans rather than by Neanderthals. However, the actual physical evidence for modern humans is extremely rare, and direct dates reach no farther back ...