Washington (CNN)-- A top White House aide and the managing director of oil giant ... that BP halt the so-called "top kill" effort to pump heavy mud down the well to try to plug the leak.

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

A gas leak has been detected at the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania. BP has stated that the environmental impact from the leak is expected to ...

BP said the ... Mauritania's oil ministry adviser, said incidents of this kind often occur at the start of production. "Last week a plane carrying equipment to plug the leak was sent to the ...

It’s been almost 25 years since BP Plc. attempted to rebrand itself as “Beyond Petroleum” and adopt a more environmentally ...

Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ... load – jet fuel – is now leaking into the sea. Follow BBC News' live page on the collision here. BP, rig operator Transocean ...

BP's remarkably simple shooting from the hip, whereby it's dropping a 100-ton containment dome on top of the gulf oil leak is truly amazing. The level of technology on hand shows just how far ...

More than six years on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has finally released a ‘reliable estimate’ of the final bill. Having recently taken steps to resolve all of the outstanding claims ...

The leak, which was reported on Feb. 19 at the A02 well (located 120 kilometers offshore), was swiftly addressed with intervention measures coordinated by BP and ... is an oil and gas exploration ...

In the sea of fines, fees and compensation BP has paid to individuals, businesses, governments and lawyers for its 2010 oil spill, one group of claimants stands out for missing out on the billions.

A gas leak has been detected at a well of the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania, the British company and Mauritania's environment ministry said on ...

The company that owns Immaculate has said that the ship's load – jet fuel – is now leaking into the sea. Follow BBC News' live ... the oil away." The satellite photos of the BP disaster ...