Oil industry practices and government rules must be subjected to substantial reform to prevent future accidents similar to BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico last April, said a report released Tuesday…
The Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may have unleashed a chain of events that could extend economically far beyond the region, threatening one of the world’s most lucrative fishing species — the bluefin tuna. …
Seven companies involved in the oil and gas industries will pay the U.S. government a total of $236.5 million to settle corruption charges. An investigation by the SEC and the Justice Department alleges that the companies bribe…
The White House blocked government scientists’ efforts to disclose the worst-case environmental scenario related to the April 20 explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing a panel a…
No one died in the second major Gulf of Mexico oil rig mishap this year, and the fire aboard the Mariner Energy platform didn’t lead to a spill. But that doesn’t make it a win for America: More like a wake-up call that safety i…