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BP plc

Overview

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.

Headlines Around the Web

Former BP engineer charged over Gulf spill

Apr 24 - Financial Post

BP sues Argentina’s Bridas on US$7B deal collapse

Apr 23 - Financial Post

BP proposes Gulf spill accord terms, trial delay

Apr 18 - Financial Post

London Markets: Drug stocks, miners support FTSE 100, banks slip

Apr 18 - MarketWatch

BP Investors See Spill Deal Narrowing $44 Billion Gap: Energy

Feb 28 - Business Week

BP Preparing New Plan With Reliance for India’s Biggest Gas Area

Feb 28 - Business Week

BP wants KG gas price to rise 3 times

Feb 28 - The Times of India

BP Said to Weigh $14 Billion Settlement of Spill Claims

Feb 28 - Business Week

BP oil spill trial delayed

Feb 27 - CBC

India will be world's 3rd largest economy by 2030

Feb 27 - The Times of India

BP Said to Weigh $14 Billion Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Accord

Feb 27 - Business Week

BP Gulf Spill Trial Delayed to Allow for Settlement Talks

Feb 27 - Business Week

BP Gulf Spill Liability Trial Delayed One Week Until March 5

Feb 27 - Business Week

BP Ignored Well Test Warning, Transocean Says on Eve of Trial

Feb 26 - Business Week

Anadarko Wins Ruling Excluding Evidence in BP Oil-Spill Case

Feb 25 - Business Week

BP’s Fate Rests With Ex-Maritime Lawyer Who Represented Sailors

Feb 24 - Business Week

BP Joins Petrobras Blocks on Bets Area Mirrors African Finds

Feb 23 - Business Week

BP Spill Victims Still Feel Economic Impact as Trial Nears

Feb 23 - Business Week

BP, Anadarko Liable for Violating Pollution Law, Judge Says

Feb 23 - Business Week

BP, Anadarko Liable for Pollution Law Violations, Judge Says

Feb 23 - Business Week

Articles About BP plc

The Energy Report - $90 or go Bust!!!

By PFG Best

Ok, I know it was just last Friday when I wrote "$100 or Go Bust" but because so many oil bulls expressed disbelief that oil could actually stay below $100 a barrel, I should now warn those people that they should stop worrying about the br... (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: IRAQ, EXXON MOBIL, EUROPEAN UNION, LIBYA, OPEC

Catalytic Events Move Energy Stocks: Jocelyn August

By Street Wise Reports

While high-volume stocks often seem to move on market momentum alone, small- and midcaps usually rise and fall in tandem with their own newsflow. Jocelyn August of Sagient Research Systems has found this to be true in the drug and medical device fiel... (May 04)

MORE TOPICS: NYSE, CALIFORNIA, ISRAEL, ADVERTISING, MEXICO, MANAGEMENT

BP wins delay of Gulf spill trial until 2013

By Reuters

A trial to assign blame and damages that could total tens of billions of dollars for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been put off until January, in a setback for the U.S. government, which wanted to try its case this summer. (May 04)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, ELECTIONS, MEXICO, NEW YORK, OIL SPILL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

BP Wins Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Settlement Approval

By IBTimes

BP Plc. (NYSE: BP) won preliminary approval of its proposed $7.8 billion settlement of claims relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (May 03)

MORE TOPICS: NYSE, COURT, MEXICO, OIL SPILL, SETTLEMENT

BP's $7.8 billion Gulf spill pact wins initial court OK

By Reuters UK

BP Plc won preliminary court approval of an estimated $7.8 billion (4.82 billion pounds) settlement to resolve more than 100,000 claims by individuals and businesses stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. (May 03)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, MEXICO, NEW YORK, OIL SPILL, SETTLEMENT

U.S., Alabama urge no delay in BP oil spill trial

By Reuters UK

The U.S. government said a trial to assign blame and damages among BP Plc and others over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill should not be delayed until after a hearing over a $7.8 billion (4.81 billion pounds)settlement of private party claims. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, MEXICO, NEW YORK, OIL SPILL, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SETTLEMENT

Alabama urges no delay in BP oil spill trial

By Reuters UK

A trial to assign blame and damages among BP Plc <BP.L> and others over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill should not be delayed until after a hearing over a $7.8 billion (4.81 billion pounds) settlement of private party claims, the state of Alabama said on Tuesday. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, MEXICO, NEW YORK, OIL SPILL, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SETTLEMENT

The Woodside gas plant is seen at sunset in Burrup at the Pilbarra region in Western Australia

Mitsui, Mitsubishi Buy Stake in Woodside's Browse LNG Project

By IBTimes

Woodside Petroleum Limited (AX: WPL) sold a 14.7 percent stake in its Browse liquid natural gas (LNG) development project for $2 billion to a Japanese joint venture operated by Mitsui & Company Limited and Mitsubishi Corporation, the Australian company announced Tuesday. (May 01)

MORE TOPICS: CHEVRON, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED

BP Earnings Fall As Gulf Spill Costs Continue To Weigh

By Reuters

BP Plc (BP.L) reported a bigger-than-expected profit drop on the back of a fall in production prompted by the need to sell oil fields to pay for the Gulf of Mexico disaster, raising concerns about the oil group's turnaround plan. (May 01)

MORE TOPICS: CITIGROUP, EXXON MOBIL, CONOCOPHILLIPS, MEXICO, OIL SPILL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

BP Set to Restructure Business Portfolios, Expects High Margin Production Ahead

By IBTimes UK

British Petroleum Plc expects to divest assets of $38 billion by the end of 2013 as a part of group's decision to actively manage its business portfolios around the world, focusing on core activities and future growth. (Apr 30)

MORE TOPICS: MEXICO, OIL SPILL, CREDIT SUISSE, SETTLEMENT