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Alaska, feds won't purse $92M in additional damages stemming from '89 Exxon Valdez oil spill
2015-10-15 03:55:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The state and federal governments have decided not to pursue $92 million in additional damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., citing the recovery of ducks and sea otters in Alaska's Prince William Sound following a devastating oil spill more than two decades ago. Assistant Attorney General Kaci Schroeder informed legislators of the decision Wednesday in an email, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
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State, feds won't pursue $92M more in '89 Exxon Valdez spill
2015-10-15 03:25:08| Energy - Topix.net
The state and federal governments have decided not to pursue $92 million in additional damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., citing the recovery of ducks and sea otters in Alaska's Prince William Sound following a devastating oil spill more than two decades ago. Assistant Attorney General Kaci Schroeder informed legislators of the decision Wednesday in an email, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
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BP Great Australian Bight oil spill could impact all southern Australias coast
2015-10-09 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: An oil spill in the Great Australian Bight from a deep-sea well blowout would be devastating for fisheries and marine life, according to new independent oil spill modelling commissioned by the Wilderness Society. Oil giant BP has asked Australias offshore oil and gas authority, NOPSEMA, for approval to drill four deep-water exploration wells in the Bight. BP was responsible for the worlds biggest oil spill accident, the Deepwater Horizon tragedy in 2010, with 800 million litres of oil spewing...
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US states reach $20.8bn final settlement with BP over 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
2015-10-06 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The US Justice Department and five Gulf states have announced a final settlement of $20.8bn with BP over the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.
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US says BP to pay US$20 billion in fines for 2010 oil spill
2015-10-05 22:34:54| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this handout photograph taken on April 21, 2010 and obtained on April 22. REUTERS/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout BP Plc will pay more than US$20 billion in fines to resolve nearly all claims from its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago, marking the largest corporate settlement of its kind in U.S. history, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Monday. The agreement, first outlined in July, adds to the US$43.8 billion BP had previously set aside for criminal and civil penalties and cleanup costs.
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