BP Complaints

Senate chairman starts probe of Transocean’s taxes
A key member of Congress launched an investigation Wednesday into the tax practices of Transocean Ltd., owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, leading to the massive oil spill.
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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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GOP lawmaker with BP stock has role in spill probe
A multimillionaire House Republican who owns thousands of shares of BP stock has no plans to recuse himself from a congressional investigation related to the Gulf oil spill or from votes on Capitol Hill that could affect his investments in the oil company.
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US opens criminal probe on BP oil spill
VENICE (Louisiana) (June 2, 2010): BP Plc faced a grim future on Tuesday as its failure to stop a Gulf of Mexico oil spill prompted a plunge in the energy giant’s shares and the Obama administration said it opened a criminal investigation.
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Criminal probe into BP oil spill
BP faces a grim future as its failure to stop a Gulf of Mexico oil spill prompted a plunge in the energy giant’s shares and the Obama administration said it opened a criminal investigation.
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Feds Conducting Criminal Probe of Gulf Oil Spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is now the subject of a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the probe yesterday while visiting New Orleans. At a news conference, Holder said the criminal probe had begun several weeks ago. He would not say what companies […]
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U.S. Has Launched Criminal Probe Into BP Spill
NEW ORLEANS, June 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has launched a widely expected criminal and civil investigation into BP Plc’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday, ratcheting up the pressure on the beleaguered British oil company.
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BP oil spill crisis deepens as US starts criminal probe and share price plunges 17%
Billions of pounds have been wiped off the value of pension funds due to the extraordinary decline of BP – which is a key stock for many UK pension fund investments.
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Feds open criminal probe of Gulf oil spill
Attorney General Eric Holder says federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
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Criminal probe into BP spill
The US government has launched a widely expected criminal and civil investigation into BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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