https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/environmentCategory/goilhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/09/28/pers-s28.htmlThis week the grieving families and friends of Ben and Max Morrissey will bury the two brothers, who died in the September 20 fire at the BP-Husky oil refinery in Oregon, Ohio.Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:53:42 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8cb704c2-0d35-4635-99f6-b056763ea9aA/pers-s28.html2022-09-28T01:53:42Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/04/18/bpoi-a18.htmlThe natural gas and crude oil spill highlights the recent history of BP and other oil companies’ record of safety and environmental violations.Tue, 18 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/84985edf-06c6-49e9-ab12-9d20f8b9495P/bpoi-a18.html2017-04-18T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/07/08/frac-j08.htmlThe United States has surpassed Saudi Arabia in daily oil production, primarily due to an increase in fracking.Fri, 08 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c3ac89e2-a594-4310-bf84-9dea6f7ef93F/frac-j08.html2016-07-08T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/10/09/bpoi-o09.htmlThe oil giant will pay a fraction of the maximum possible fine for the worst environmental catastrophe in American history, while not a single top executive will spend a day in jail.Fri, 09 Oct 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1e8abf3f-4f2e-487f-98dd-25985dcc5c8M/bpoi-o09.html2015-10-09T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/07/03/bpse-j03.htmlThe agreement is the culmination of the Obama administration’s efforts to shield BP from responsibility for the worst environmental disaster in US history.Fri, 03 Jul 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/54fe30cc-360c-46c2-9c82-4ebfd684ea4L/bpse-j03.html2015-07-03T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/06/08/gulf-j08.htmlThe acquittal of David Rainey means that not a single BP executive will have been held accountable for the worst environmental disaster in American history.Mon, 08 Jun 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e1f48c54-5049-4d88-9e0b-5139947e428K/gulf-j08.html2015-06-08T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/06/04/gulf-j04.htmlBills have recently been introduced in the US Senate that would expand oil drilling off the coast of Florida and Alabama.Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/46dfd260-50a7-47fe-8688-eafc2913509B/gulf-j04.html2015-06-04T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/04/23/bp5y-a23.htmlWhile the disastrous effects of the spill cannot be overstated, five years have passed and none of the perpetrators have been held accountable for their actions.Thu, 23 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2d3704ed-e111-4756-b726-d5f56e31f3bD/bp5y-a23.html2015-04-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/01/31/ener-j31.htmlIn a major giveaway to US energy corporations, the Department of the Interior announced that it would open a large section of the Atlantic coast to oil and gas drilling for the first time.Sat, 31 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/545274ef-82fe-4de5-8b2d-c8d09261c49I/ener-j31.html2015-01-31T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/01/17/bpoi-j17.htmlBP’s maximum fine for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be $13.7 billion, far lower than the $18 billion fine called for by prosecutors.Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/11bc35df-dbb2-4924-9f0b-fabcda53198N/bpoi-j17.html2015-01-17T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/11/03/oils-n03.htmlMillions of gallons of oil released during the 2010 BP oil spill fell to the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study released last week.Mon, 03 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/40314311-4fc0-4bd3-ae04-2cca48bbd91C/oils-n03.html2014-11-03T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/08/20/mexi-a20.htmlThe disaster has cut off water supplies for over 20,000 people in Sonora.Wed, 20 Aug 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1c5ac814-2fa6-407f-a25b-9a8fb8e4ba5K/mexi-a20.html2014-08-20T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/03/17/bpep-m17.htmlThe EPA announced last week that it would allow BP to compete for new federal oil contracts, lifting a ban instituted in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/351d805d-187a-4d8e-81bf-001d99e9e0bG/bpep-m17.html2014-03-17T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/10/03/spil-o03.htmlEnergy giant BP faces plaintiffs in a trial to determine the company’s culpability for damages from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Thu, 03 Oct 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9ff07f6e-9dec-4a73-8df9-5747991f95cO/spil-o03.html2013-10-03T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/09/23/hali-s23.htmlHalliburton has pled guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 BP oil spill, paying a paltry $200,000 in fines.Mon, 23 Sep 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3b090949-ae1c-49f0-a480-1eade0ef965I/hali-s23.html2013-09-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/09/03/bp-s03.htmlBP has requested that the courts throw out the entirety of the spill settlement if a separate appeal against “fraudulent claims” is unsuccessful.Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9f6a3a55-9748-4c65-9e53-b33c145fc1aE/bp-s03.html2013-09-03T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/08/14/bpoi-a14.htmlWith the company’s profits declining, British Petroleum is attempting to avoid compensating people affected by the 2010 Gulf oil spill.Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a5795088-51fc-44ea-bdfb-adf1c1e887eI/bpoi-a14.html2013-08-14T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/27/hali-j27.htmlHalliburton, the oil field services contractor, agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to its complicity in causing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.Sat, 27 Jul 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a366c742-cc5e-4ec5-87d9-1ab99ec0f0eJ/hali-j27.html2013-07-27T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/26/gasr-j26.htmlOn Tuesday a gas rig located 55 miles off Louisiana’s coast in the Gulf of Mexico suffered a blowout and fire that continued to burn until Thursday afternoonFri, 26 Jul 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e679b572-cf04-473b-a825-01034faed58I/gasr-j26.html2013-07-26T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/06/26/gulf-j26.htmlOil giant BP is waging an offensive on multiple fronts to evade culpability and reduce settlement payments in connection with the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9353c7ee-38a6-4e52-8b20-05a9e052770P/gulf-j26.html2013-06-26T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/13/gulf-m13.htmlOut of the $94 million granted to the state of Alabama, $85.5 million will go toward refurbishing the Gulf Shores State Park, including the building of a convention center and 300-room hotel.Mon, 13 May 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ccc53c95-4819-4aee-ac4d-5612be8f5eaN/gulf-m13.html2013-05-13T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/27/bptr-f27.htmlBP is going to trial over civil claims under the Clean Water Act related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/30db0952-e324-4ec6-9e13-7923a13a190C/bptr-f27.html2013-02-27T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/01/08/tran-j08.htmlTransocean is being required to pay a modest fine, over the course of five years, for its part in the 2010 explosion.Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3f735398-c916-4192-a1c8-8c7020606faD/tran-j08.html2013-01-08T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/11/oilr-n19.htmlAn explosion on board an oil rig owned by Black Elk Energy in the Gulf of Mexico has killed at least one worker, with another missing and presumed dead as of Sunday afternoon.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/65caf069-621f-4554-91a5-948d125da4bK/oilr-n19.html2012-11-19T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/11/sett-n17.htmlBP has reached a settlement on all criminal claims with the US Department of Justice and on all securities claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3a4a4ba1-3ea6-42f6-84a1-6d87d4732b9D/sett-n17.html2012-11-17T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/04/bpoi-a28.htmlThe prosecution will be aimed not at exposing the real culpability for the BP disaster, but at covering it up. This has been the role of the Obama administration from the beginning.Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d982ef01-acec-4068-a5df-3417e1b13e0O/bpoi-a28.html2012-04-28T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/04/pers-a21.htmlTwo years after the worst environmental disaster in US history, BP is making billions in profits while its executives go unpunished.Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a695bc0c-7801-4a1b-800a-60217546cf9C/pers-a21.html2012-04-21T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/03/spil-m06.htmlOil giant BP will pay only $7.8 billion to settle with victims of the 2010 Gulf oil blowout.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9430c0e4-fb7d-484d-a77c-148fb88b595G/spil-m06.html2012-03-06T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/11/spil-n03.htmlThe Obama administration has allowed BP to start new deep-sea oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d918147f-c670-4dd0-b58d-b15d6a72addN/spil-n03.html2011-11-03T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/09/spil-s24.htmlA new government report attributes the blowout on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to “poor risk management” by oil giant BP.Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ed676460-2f6c-4076-89d3-ed65c2011b3O/spil-s24.html2011-09-24T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/08/spil-a30.htmlScientists confirm that oil observed in the Gulf of Mexico last week is a chemical match to oil from BP's Macondo well.Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a4ef67e0-53ca-4e6c-aa7c-f0586456c76A/spil-a30.html2011-08-30T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/08/dril-a16.htmlA federal agency has approved the first new oil drilling in the Beaufort Sea since the Gulf oil spill last year.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/dc736893-d9d9-452a-88a0-0af72a4ef03O/dril-a16.html2011-08-16T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/04/spi4-a26.htmlThe Obama administration’s Gulf “claims czar,” Kenneth Feinberg, has blocked the vast majority of those hurt by the BP Gulf oil disaster from compensation.Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6fd204dc-38f3-4d7e-a757-8543c5b3888G/spi4-a26.html2011-04-26T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/04/bps3-a23.htmlThis is the third installment in a four-part WSWS series marking the first anniversary of the BP Gulf oil disaster. The catastrophic ecological and human health consequences will last for decades.Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/db50907e-27e0-472d-b54a-0f6eb128717K/bps3-a23.html2011-04-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/04/bps2-a21.htmlThis second installment in a four-part WSWS series marking the first anniversary of the BP Gulf oil disaster focuses on the role of deregulation in creating conditions for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout.Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5553f37a-9f50-45ab-a743-54791e44144G/bps2-a21.html2011-04-21T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/04/bps1-a20.htmlThis article, the first of a four-part series marking the first anniversary of the BP Gulf oil disaster, reviews the systematic corporate and government cover-up of the BP disaster and its consequences.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fd430e84-2ef6-4743-b5ca-7e43c50aed2N/bps1-a20.html2011-04-20T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/04/dril-a06.htmlOil giant BP is negotiating with US regulators to secure permission to resume oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2aef5d70-c8a2-4a01-890e-be8523ae95fL/dril-a06.html2011-04-06T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/03/oild-m02.htmlThe Obama administration has approved the first deepwater drilling permit for the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster that caused the worst oil spill in history.Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fcb2efd6-c990-4f6a-9461-4f8c2188a79J/oild-m02.html2011-03-02T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/02/bpsp-f08.htmlKenneth Feinberg, the head of the BP oil spill compensation fund, last week published a document that paves the way for a drastic reduction in BP’s payments to fishermen and business owners hurt by the oil spill.Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/db5c9819-7a09-40f0-aaef-da6320bd55dM/bpsp-f08.html2011-02-08T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/01/spil-j13.htmlThe national commission on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released its final report Wednesday, a key step in the Obama administration’s program to continue unregulated offshore drilling after the greatest man-made ecological disaster in US history.Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b608303d-24bc-4f6c-9b33-c2c61df603dI/spil-j13.html2011-01-13T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/01/fein-j07.html”Independent claims czar” Kenneth Feinberg says that only about $10 billion will be necessary to compensate victims of the BP oil spill.Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ac2e0004-fc2c-4479-9e9c-1df880b4d4dC/fein-j07.html2011-01-07T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/11/boil-n27.htmlThe first boil-water advisory in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina was put into effect late last Friday night, lasting most of the weekend for a total of 41 hours.Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f3cbee0b-8f9a-4a59-87dc-5e83021837aM/boil-n27.html2010-11-27T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/11/cond-n23.htmlRecent reports of a struggling California condor population indicate the persistence of DDT contamination, threatening animal life and human health.Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9e91fec7-e40b-4e97-abbf-8f9b199c36cA/cond-n23.html2010-11-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/11/gulf-n19.htmlA new report on the causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster provides new evidence of negligence on the part of BP.Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d5f602e7-ed81-4d74-857a-5b54881c809I/gulf-n19.html2010-11-19T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/11/stei-n11.htmlThe findings of the White House commission into the BP oil spill are a cover-up of BP’s culpability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to Rick Steiner, a biologist specializing in oil spills.Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e49ca66d-8ed6-44f4-baf1-74002317899F/stei-n11.html2010-11-11T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/11/bpco-n09.htmlPresident Obama’s commission on the BP oil disaster claims there is no evidence the oil giant sacrificed safety to save money.Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/423156ec-f7af-4ca8-8acd-035100327edC/bpco-n09.html2010-11-09T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/11/spil-n03.htmlThe Independent Claims Facility responsible for distributing money to those who lost their homes and jobs as a result of the BP oil blowout has blocked 20,000 applications, up from 150 at the end of September.Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/185c4a64-a3bd-49ef-9f96-faf7f34da76O/spil-n03.html2010-11-03T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/10/hall-o30.htmlWeeks before the April 20 explosion, Halliburton and BP were aware of test results showing problems with the cement mixture designed to temporarily seal the Macondo well.Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a99ed2a9-b710-49a3-9a18-c78e41f1a10E/hall-o30.html2010-10-30T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/10/spil-o25.htmlOctober 20 marked the six-month anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, which killed 11 workers and led to worst oil spill in history.Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2540de1a-bf6d-4925-934a-c9dace781f3C/spil-o25.html2010-10-25T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/10/gulf-o14.htmlThe Obama administration has lifted the moratorium on deepwater oil drilling six weeks ahead of schedule.Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b5dcaf55-64b9-4b1a-9aa0-6f01efce3bfM/gulf-o14.html2010-10-14T05:00:00Z