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THE FLENSBURGER FILES Thanks for telling us how to drive, (....)!
It is a site that none of us wanted to see after 2008, the year of the economic collapse. At about this time last year, we were dealing with $4 a gallon gas in a time span between Easter and Labor Day...
Posted on 4/21/11 at 5:36 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND AP fact checks Obama speech
AP's breakdown of last night's speech: By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Writer – Wed Jun 16, 6:19 am ET WASHINGTON – In assuring A...
Posted on 6/16/10 at 5:59 AM
STORM TRACKER Oil Changing Albedo
Several individuals have inquired in recent weeks asking if the oil in the Gulf of Mexico will impact the weather or hurricane development. More specifically will the oil change the albedo (amount of...
Posted on 6/16/10 at 5:49 AM
Rig owner cites BP's low flow estimates 
The owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says BP hampered efforts to stop the resulting gusher of oil by misleading government officials about how many barrels of oil were flowing each day from the damaged well on the Gulf floor.
By Kevin McGill , March 02, 2013
BP barred from new US gov't contracts, land leases
The Obama administration put a stop to new federal contracts with BP on Wednesday, admonishing the British oil company for a "lack of business integrity" and also disqualifying it indefinitely from winning new leases to drill on taxpayer-owned lands.
By Josh Lederman , November 28, 2012
BP agrees to pay $4.5 billion; 3 employees charged
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.
By Michael Kunzelman , November 15, 2012
Board: BP missed the big hazard issues in spill
A government investigative committee says BP and the drilling contractor it hired to operate the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded two years ago focused too closely on personal safety at the expense of preventing major hazards.
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti , July 24, 2012
2 years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site
Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewed-up-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists are beginning to suspect that fish in the Gulf of Mexico are suffering the effects of the petroleum.
By Cain Burdeau , April 19, 2012
BP oil spill settlement may help company restore faith with federal government
BP's multibillion-dollar settlement deal with people and businesses harmed by its 2010 oil spill removes some uncertainty about the potential financial damages it faces. It also may help the company restore its all-important relationship with the federal government.
By Chris Kahn, Jonathan Fahey, and Michael Kunzelman , March 03, 2012
Environmental damages remain issue after BP deal
BP's settlement with plaintiffs suing the company over the 2010 oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may address harm to individuals and businesses, but there is nothing in it that compensates the public for damage to its natural resources and environment, the Justice Department said today.
By Harry R. Weber and Michael Kunzelman , March 03, 2012
BP, plaintiffs reach settlement over oil rig explosion
BP and a committee representing plaintiffs suing over the 2010 Gulf oil spill have reached an agreement, a federal judge said late Friday night. As a result of the agreement that will be filed with the court for approval, the trial that was scheduled to begin Monday has been postponed for a second time, Judge Carl Barbier said.
By Harry R. Weber and Michael Kunzelman , March 02, 2012
Gulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks
A judge has delayed the federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits, according to people close to the case.
By Harry R. Weber , February 26, 2012
Oil cleanup ends on Gulf Coast Shores; restoration begins
BP will no longer be responsible to clean up oil that winds up on shores of the Gulf Coast unless officials can prove it comes from the company's well that blew out in 2010, causing the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, according to a plan approved by the Coast Guard and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
By Cain Burdeau and Dina Cappiello , November 08, 2011
BP wins approval for new deep-water drilling in Gulf of Mexico
BP won approval from the Interior Department to drill its first exploratory oil well in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion touched off the country’s worst offshore environmental disaster.
By Neela Banerjee , October 26, 2011
BP approved for oil exploration plan in Gulf of Mexico
BP won approval from the Interior Department for a plan to explore for oil and gas in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, moving the company closer to drilling new wells halted when the blowout of its Macondo well touched off the country’s worst offshore environmental disaster.
By Neela Banerjee , October 21, 2011
BP oil not degrading on Gulf floor, study says
Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over from last year's BP spill isn't breaking down as quickly as some scientists thought it would, university researchers said.
By Jay Reeves , September 20, 2011
U.S. gov't prepares to release BP oil spill report
A key federal report into what caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history was being readied for release as early as today amid revelations that BP made critical mistakes on the well and failed to tell its partners and the U.S. government when it realized it.
By Dina Cappiello and Harry R. Weber , September 14, 2011
New evidence cites more BP oil spill mistakes
A BP scientist identified a previously unreported deposit of flammable gas that could have played a role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but the oil giant failed to divulge the finding to government investigators for as long as a year, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Associated Press.
By Dina Cappiello and Harry R. Weber , September 13, 2011
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