January 30, 2012
BP PLC sought to keep out the testimony of two experts who pointed to BP's failures to implement proper safety procedures from its upcoming trial over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, according to court documents unsealed in Louisiana federal court Monday.
January 26, 2012
The federal judge handling multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon disaster ruled Thursday that BP PLC must cover some oil-spill-related compensatory damages against Transocean Ltd., even if they involved negligence or strict liability on Transocean's part.
January 20, 2012
A Louisiana federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Friday ordered Halliburton Energy Services Inc. to hand over to BP PLC a computer with results from tests conducted on cement used for the oil well tied to the explosion.
January 04, 2012
BP PLC's $20 billion oil spill fund announced Tuesday that it would freeze all claims payments until the judge handling the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon disaster clarified an order regarding attorney pay in the case.
December 22, 2011
BP PLC fired back at Halliburton Energy Services Inc.'s demand for indemnification for claims in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill multidistrict litigation in Louisiana on Wednesday, arguing it was too early to determine whether it was obligated to cover the company.
December 21, 2011
A magistrate judge on Wednesday gave two BP PLC units and other defendants in the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill more time to respond to claims from local U.S. and Mexican governments, rejecting objections from three Mexican states.
December 16, 2011
Cameron International Corp., which made the failed Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer, has agreed to pay $250 million to settle claims brought by BP PLC over liability for the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP said Friday.
December 05, 2011
BP PLC argued Monday that Halliburton Energy Services Inc. intentionally threw out unfavorable tests on cement used for the oil well tied to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, seeking sanctions for spoliation of evidence in the Louisiana multidistrict litigation over the spill.
December 01, 2011
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. on Wednesday asked the court handling the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to force BP PLC to indemnify it for all pollution and contamination claims related to the blowout that caused the disaster.
November 18, 2011
The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the sprawling multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Friday tossed Transocean Ltd.'s claims that the U.S. government was partly to blame for the 2010 Macondo well explosion that caused the spill.