BP Complaints

BP Should Suspend Dividend, Tally Oil-Spill Costs, Senators Say
June 3 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc , struggling to control its gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, should suspend its annual dividend until clean-up and liability costs are determined, two U.S. senators said.
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Oil disaster costs BP $US1B as shares dive
BP revealed the US oil disaster had cost it almost a billion dollars, helping spark a near 17 per cent plunge in shares.
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As ‘Top Kill’ fails, BP spill costs near billion
As BP’s latest attempt to stop the flow of oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico failed Saturday, its costs related to the spill began to approach billion.
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BP shares drop; costs approach billion
LONDON (AP) — Shares in BP PLC plummeted on Tuesday, wiping billions off the British company’s market value, after the failure of its latest attempt to stop the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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www.timesofearth.com SAN FRANCISCO – Oil giant BP has said that it will pay for all the cleanup costs from a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that could continue spewing crude oil for at least another week. The British company issued a statement on its website on Monday, saying that it took responsibility for the Deepwater Horizon spill and would pay compensation for legitimate claims for property damage, personal injury and commercial losses. “We are responsible, not for the accident, but we are responsible for the oil and for dealing with it and cleaning the situation up,” Tony Hayward, BP’s chief executive, said on Monday on the TV show, Good Morning America. He said that the equipment that failed on the rig and led to the spill belonged to a company called Transocean, and not BP. Guy Cantwell, a Transocean spokesman, said that they would not speculate but rather wait for all the facts before drawing a conclusion. Eric Holder, the US attorney general, said that the justice department was taking part in an ongoing investigation into the spill. “We are part of an ongoing monitoring [effort] and investigation along with our partners at DHS [the department of homeland security] and other agencies that are involved,” Holder said. However, a justice department official said that it was yet not a criminal probe. Barack Obama, the US president, said on Sunday that his administration would require BP to bear all costs. “BP is responsible for this leak; BP will be paying …
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BP Gulf spill environmental costs ‘enormous’
The environmental damage from the Deepwater Horizon disaster will undoubtedly be enormous, predicts veteran marine biologist Prof Rick Martin – despite claims by BP chief Tony Hayward that it will be “very, very modest”.
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BP says its Gulf oil spill costs mounting; total at 0 million, up 0 million in 3 days
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Global oil company BP PLC said Thursday its costs for fighting a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have risen by 0 million in three days to total about 0 million.
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BP’s says spill cleanup costs mounting; total reaches $450 million
British Petroleum said Thursday its costs for fighting a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have risen by $100 million in three days to total about $450 million.

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BP says its Gulf oil spill costs now $450 million
BP says its Gulf oil spill costs now $450 millionBP says its Gulf oil spill costs now $450 million

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BP Says Its Gulf Oil Spill Costs Now $450M
Tab to Fight Massive Oil Spill Has Risen by $100 Million in Three Days, London-Based Company Says

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