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    Nov 15, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

    <span style="font-size: small;">NEW ORLEANS (AP) &mdash; A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a settlement with the government over the deadly 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Three BP employees were also charged, two of them with manslaughter.</span>
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a settlement with the government over the deadly 2010 disaster in the Gulf of...

    Tags: Prosecution, Environmental Pollution, Greenpeace, BP Plc, U.S. Department of Justice

    2. Aug 28, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Oil rises as Isaac plows through Gulf/Concern over price gouging

    <span style="font-size: small;">Oil rose as Isaac gathered strength on its way into the heart of the Gulf of Mexico's oil and refinery operations.</span>
    Oil rose as Isaac gathered strength on its way into the heart of the Gulf of Mexico's oil and refinery operations. The price got a boost after midday when forecasters said Isaac had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds. Benchmark...

    Tags: Energy Resources, Gasoline Industry, Petroleum Industry, Prices, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities

    3. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Board: BP missed the big hazard issues in spill

    WASHINGTON (AP) — BP focused too much on the little details of personal worker safety instead of the big systemic hazards that led to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and wasn't as strict on overall safety when drilling rigs involved other...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, Environmental Issues, Companies and Corporations, Health and Safety at Work

    4. Jun 11, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Indiana man drowns during swim in Gulf of Mexico

    NORTH REDINGTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say an Indiana man apparently drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico near St. Petersburg. Pinellas County Sheriff's officials say 56-year-old Kenton Parker and 21-year-old Gary Ford swam from the...

    Tags: Tampa, Mexico

    5. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  5. 2 missing, 4 badly burned in Gulf platform fire

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard was searching Friday for two workers missing after a fire erupted on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, sending an ominous black plume of smoke into the air reminiscent of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion...

    Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Explosions

    6. May 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Texas joins flood of states suing BP over Gulf spill

    (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.
    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas,...

    Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Issues, Oil Spills, Environmental Pollution, BP Plc

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Transocean chairman voted out, Icahn dividend plan rejected

    Reuters
    ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn to replace him on the board of the world's largest offshore drilling...

    Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Companies and Corporations, Shareholders, Politics, Financial Markets

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Florida Travel Tips & Deals

    Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in:
    Special Correspondent
    Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...

    Tags: Silversea Cruises, The Walt Disney Co., Wolfgang Puck, Universal Studios Orlando, Authors

    9. May 10, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Destin Pipeline says Miss. Pascagoula gas plant work on schedule

    Reuters
    NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - Destin Pipeline Co LLC on Friday said it had received notice from the operator of the Pascagoula natural gas processing plant in Mississippi that maintenance, begun on May 3, was expected to be completed as planned in about...

    Tags: BP Plc, Mexico

    10. May 9, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Fishermen want looser limits as red snapper makes comeback

    WASHINGTON Over 18 years of running Old Dixie Seafood in <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/bocaraton?track=tax-bocaraton">Boca Raton</a>, Larry Siemsen has seen supplies of locally caught red snapper dwindle and prices double, thanks to decades of over-fishing and recent federal restrictions to help the popular fish recover.
    WASHINGTON Over 18 years of running Old Dixie Seafood in Boca Raton, Larry Siemsen has seen supplies of locally caught red snapper dwindle and prices double, thanks to decades of over-fishing and recent federal restrictions to help the popular fish...

    Tags: Honduras, Environmental Issues, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Conservation

    11. May 8, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. FPL's rising natural-gas use spurs push for new pipeline into Florida

    PORT ST. JOHN &mdash; Competing with the high-pressure whine of natural gas surging through gleaming pipes, Florida Power &amp; Light Co. executives on Wednesday dedicated their newest power plant: a monster overlooking the Indian River Lagoon that bolsters the utility's campaign to build an interstate pipeline from Alabama to Orlando.
    PORT ST. JOHN — Competing with the high-pressure whine of natural gas surging through gleaming pipes, Florida Power & Light Co. executives on Wednesday dedicated their newest power plant: a monster overlooking the Indian River Lagoon that bolsters...

    Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Natural Gas

    12. May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Shell to develop Stones deepwater oil field in Gulf of Mexico

    Reuters
    May 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Wednesday it plans to go forward with the Stones ultra-deepwater oil and natural gas project in the Gulf of Mexico. Production during the first phase of the project is expected to have an annual peak of 50,...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Mexico

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