Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:24 PM EDT
BP plc (formerly The British Petroleum Company plc then BP Amoco plc) is a British global energy company that is also the third largest global energy company and the 4th largest company in the world. As a multinational oil company ("oil major") BP is the UK's largest corporation, with its headquarters in St James's, City of Westminster, London.
By Reuters UK
Argentina's proposal to nationalize the country's biggest oil company sailed through the Senate by a 63-3 vote on Thursday, underscoring broad domestic support for a move that has infuriated foreign investors. (Apr 26)
By Reuters
A former BP Plc engineer was arrested and charged on Tuesday with trying to destroy evidence related to how much oil was spilling from the company's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico in April of 2010, the U.S. Justice Department said. (Apr 24)
By IBTimes
TNK-BP, Russia's third largest oil producer, replied Friday to the government's announcement it would be sued for oil leaks that have polluted two Siberian river basins, saying most of the damage is a result of "inherited environmental problems, accumulated since 1962. (Apr 20)
By Reuters UK
An audit of the $20 billion (12.5 billion pounds) fund for paying victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill found "significant errors" that led to about 7,300 claimants who were underpaid receiving an extra $64 million, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. (Apr 19)
By Reuters UK
BP Plc has reached settlements to resolve billions of dollars of claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and asked a U.S. judge for a long delay in any trial over remaining disputes stemming from the disaster. (Apr 18)
MORE TOPICS: COURT, MEXICO, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, OIL SPILL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
By Reuters
Halliburton Co <HAL.N>, the world's second-largest oilfield services company, reported a higher quarterly profit as North American sales hit a record high despite major challenges, and its shares rose more than 4 percent. (Apr 18)
By Reuters
BP Plc (BP.L) said on Wednesday it reached definitive agreements with well over 100,000 private plaintiffs to resolve claims for economic, property and medical damages resulting from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. (Apr 18)
MORE TOPICS: COURT, MEXICO, OIL SPILL, SETTLEMENT, LONDON
By Reuters
Halliburton Co <HAL.N>, the world's second-largest oilfield services company, on Wednesday reported higher quarterly profits as North American sales reached a record high, lifting its shares in premarket trading. (Apr 18)
By Reuters
BP Plc has accused the U.S. government of withholding evidence that may show the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than federal officials claimed, a key issue in determining the oil company's liability. (Mar 30)
MORE TOPICS: COURT, MEXICO, OIL SPILL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, LAWYER, SETTLEMENT
By Reuters
Oil companies Exxon Mobil Corp <XOM.N>, BP Plc <BP.L> and Conoco Phillips <COP.N> have reached a settlement with the state of Alaska that will allow the companies to build a pipeline from a North Slope natural gas field, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. (Mar 30)
MORE TOPICS: EXXON MOBIL, SETTLEMENT
