A major US report blames bad management decisions for the BP oil spill disaster and says it could all happen again without industry reform. Why you can trust BBC News. BBC News Navigation US The giant oil spill from a BP rig off the US coast in 2010 nearly ruined the company, its chief executive tells the BBC. BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP oil spill: The environmental impact one year on. In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and resulted in 4.9m barrels of oil being discharged Oil spill: The wait for news Following the explosion of a BP-operated rig, an oil slick has begun washing up on the Louisiana coast and is threatening three other states. Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are gushing into the sea.
BP oil spill: The environmental impact one year on. In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and resulted in 4.9m barrels of oil being discharged Oil spill: The wait for news Following the explosion of a BP-operated rig, an oil slick has begun washing up on the Louisiana coast and is threatening three other states. Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are gushing into the sea.
On 20 April, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and causing an oil spill that soon became the worst environmental disaster in US history. A US presidential inquiry into the BP oil spill backs many of the company's own findings, challenging claims BP sacrificed safety to save money. Why you can trust BBC News. BBC News Navigation Since the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began there have been harrowing images of birds coated in oil and dead dolphins, but just what do we know about the scale of the environmental damage done? A major US report blames bad management decisions for the BP oil spill disaster and says it could all happen again without industry reform. Why you can trust BBC News. BBC News Navigation US The giant oil spill from a BP rig off the US coast in 2010 nearly ruined the company, its chief executive tells the BBC.
2 Jul 2015 BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. 27 Feb 2013 A BP executive tells a US court the oil giant was not solely responsible for the 2010 oil spill, on the second day of a trial to determine liability. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the United BP is to try a new tactic after its latest failure to halt the leak, but says there is no 19 Sep 2010 On 20 April, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and causing an oil spill that soon became the
A US federal court rejects BP's efforts to halt payments to businesses relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, leaving the firm with potentially billions more in liabilities. On 20 April, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and causing an oil spill that soon became the worst environmental disaster in US history. A US presidential inquiry into the BP oil spill backs many of the company's own findings, challenging claims BP sacrificed safety to save money. Why you can trust BBC News. BBC News Navigation