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BP Suspends Oil Spill Recovery After Ship Fire (Update1)
June 15 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc said it temporarily stopped collecting oil from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico after a fire aboard the collecting vessel.
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BP Well Leaking Up to 60,000 Barrels a Day, U.S. Says (Update1)
BP Plc’s well in the Gulf of Mexico is gushing as much as 60,000 barrels of oil a day, the government said, raising for the fifth time an official estimate that had begun at 1,000 barrels a day in April.
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BP, White House Escrow Deal Stalled on Size, Manager (Update1)
June 15 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc and the Obama administration haven’t reached agreement on setting up an escrow fund to pay cleanup costs and claims stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, people familiar with the negotiations said today.
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Obama Promises Revival of Gulf Environment, Economy (Update1)
June 15 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama promised residents and businesses along the Gulf of Mexico he’ll make sure BP Plc pays for the losses from the biggest oil spill in U.S. history and that the region will be restored.
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Obama Wants BP to Set Up Escrow Account for Claims (Update1)
President Barack Obama wants BP Plc to set up an escrow account to pay the claims for damages caused by its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, White House adviser David Axelrod said.
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BP Atlantis Should Operate During Probe, U.S. Says (Update1)
June 10 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc ’s Atlantis oil and natural- gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico should remain in production while regulators investigate a whistleblower’s allegations that the installation is unsafe, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Salazar said.
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BP Places Cap Over Leaking Gulf Oil Well, U.S. Says (Update1)
BP Plc has lowered a cap over a damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well, the U.S. Coast Guard said, in the latest attempt to control the worst oil spill in the country’s history.
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Brazil to Boost Oil-Field ‘Vigilance’ After BP Spill (Update1)
June 1 (Bloomberg) — Brazil plans to increase ‘vigilance’ of its oil fields after BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill, an official at oil regulator ANP said.
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BP’s Hayward Apologizes for ‘Hurtful’ Spill Comment (Update1)
BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward apologized for what he called a “hurtful and thoughtless comment” about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill made to reporters on May 30.
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BP Captured 6,000 Barrels With Well Cap, Allen Says (Update1)
BP Plc captured about 6,000 barrels of oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well over a 24-hour period ending at midnight last night, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said.
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