http://www.mail.com/companies/12874-bp-plc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/12874-bp-plc.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146314-iraq-targets-45-barrels-day-2014.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A senior Iraqi official on Wednesday said his country expects to ramp up oil production to 4.5 million barrels per day by the end of next year from around 3.5 million barrels now, thanks to work by a handful of international oil companies developing the country's prized oil and gas fields. The chairman of the prime minister's advisory commi... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:10:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146314-iraq-targets-45-barrels-day-2014.html 2013-06-12T16:10:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146270-bp-global-demand-energy-slows.html LONDON (AP) — Global demand for oil, gas, coal and nuclear power grew at a slower pace last year due to weak economic growth, recession and increased efficiency, energy company BP said Wednesday. In an annual review of the world energy market, BP PLC said growth in energy consumption slowed to 1.8 percent from 2.4 percent in 2011. Demand continued to grow... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:28:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146270-bp-global-demand-energy-slows.html 2013-06-12T15:28:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144920-analysts-midwest-drivers-to-lower-gas-prices.html LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The worst may be over for drivers in the upper Midwest who have been grappling with the highest gasoline prices in the continental U.S. Analysts said one major Illinois refinery is back online and another big one in Indiana is on track to ramp up production again soon. The refineries' ongoing maintenance — which led to reduced supply... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:24:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144920-analysts-midwest-drivers-to-lower-gas-prices.html 2013-06-11T22:24:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2141926-cleanup-work-bp-oil-spill-3.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coast Guard has concluded "active cleanup operations" in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, but the work continues along 84 miles of Louisiana's shoreline. The clean... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:02:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2141926-cleanup-work-bp-oil-spill-3.html 2013-06-10T22:02:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2134918-ken-salazar-to-work-intl-law-firm-denver.html DENVER (AP) — Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will start work next week as a partner in an international law firm that will allow him to remain in his home state and work on cases involving the energy industry he once regulated. The former U.S. senator and Colorado attorney general announced Thursday that he's joining WilmerHale as a partner af... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:06:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2134918-ken-salazar-to-work-intl-law-firm-denver.html 2013-06-06T21:06:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2124558-uk-envoy-bp-committed-to-algeria-attack.html Algiers, ALGERIA (AP) — The British ambassador to Algeria says oil and gas giant BP is committed to the country despite delaying two projects after the January terrorist attack on a gas installation that left 37 hostages and 29 militants dead. The ambassador, Martyn Roper, said there had been "misunderstandings" after the BP chief executive, Bob Dudley, s... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:17:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2124558-uk-envoy-bp-committed-to-algeria-attack.html 2013-06-02T15:17:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098804-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Defense attorney Reid Weingarten called it a huge victory for David Rainey, who was BP's vi... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:35:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098804-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html 2013-05-21T00:35:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089798-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html LONDON (AP) — British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing the U.S. government to intervene. The reports say BP hopes Cameron will ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089798-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html 2013-05-16T14:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087762-eu-investigation-oil-price-fixing.html The European Union's executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible price-fixing. Here are some questions and answers on the investigation. — Which companies were raided and why? The EU Commission did not say which companies it is investigating. However, some firms have confirmed... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:06:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087762-eu-investigation-oil-price-fixing.html 2013-05-15T17:06:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086456-oil-falls-93-europe-us-economic-news.html NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil fell below $93 on Wednesday after disappointing economic reports from Europe and the U.S. By late morning in New York, benchmark oil for June delivery was down $1.78 to $92.41 a barrel. That marks five straight days of declines after oil rose above $96 last week. New figures released Wednesday showed the eurozone's economy... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:32:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086456-oil-falls-93-europe-us-economic-news.html 2013-05-15T15:32:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized turbines here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even tho... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:47:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html 2013-05-14T21:47:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084672-eu-probes-oil-companies-price-fixing.html LONDON (AP) — European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing. Britain's BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Norway's Statoil confirmed they are subject to the inquiry announced Tuesday by the European Union's executive arm, the Commission. Statoil said a raid at its headquarters in Stavang... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:11:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084672-eu-probes-oil-companies-price-fixing.html 2013-05-14T18:11:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065952-bp-to-exit-brazils-polvo-oil-field.html LONDON (AP) — Oil company BP says it is selling its majority stake in Brazil's Polvo oil field for $135 million in cash to HRT Oil & Gas. BP gained its 60 percent stake in Polvo from Devon Energy in 2011 as part of a purchase in ten exploration and production blocks. Maersk owns the other 40 percent and the field, located approximately 100 kilometers (60 ... Mon, 06 May 2013 13:39:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065952-bp-to-exit-brazils-polvo-oil-field.html 2013-05-06T13:39:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2057886-shell-ceo-voser-to-retire-2014.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday Chief Executive Peter Voser will step down in early 2014, and the company reported lower first-quarter profits in the wake of a decline in oil prices. The departure comes as a surprise, as Voser is just 54 years old and is well-regarded within the industry. Shell broke with a longstanding tradition of alt... Thu, 02 May 2013 10:48:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2057886-shell-ceo-voser-to-retire-2014.html 2013-05-02T10:48:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053146-bp-q1-profits-surge-russian-joint-venture-sale.html LONDON (AP) — BP's sale of its Russian joint venture helped it more than triple first-quarter profits, the oil company said Tuesday in a further sign that its disposal program in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster is on track. It said its replacement cost profits rose to $16.5 billion from the $4.7 billion for the same period last year, lar... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:12:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053146-bp-q1-profits-surge-russian-joint-venture-sale.html 2013-04-30T11:12:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036842-halliburton-seeking-settlement-gulf-oil-spill.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced Monday that it is trying to negotiate a settlement over its role in the disaster, a focus of trial testimony that ended last week. Halliburton Chief Financial Officer Mark McCollum said during a conference call to discuss first-quarter earni... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:24:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036842-halliburton-seeking-settlement-gulf-oil-spill.html 2013-04-23T02:24:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036180-halliburton-posts-1q-loss-litigation-charges.html DALLAS (AP) — Halliburton Co. said Monday that it lost money in the first quarter after adding $637 million to the reserve it has to cover litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It's also in talks to settle most claims related to the spill. The Houston company lost $18 million in the first quarter, or 2 cents per share. Excluding the money set... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:21:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036180-halliburton-posts-1q-loss-litigation-charges.html 2013-04-22T21:21:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033720-florida-4th-to-sue-bp-oil-spill.html TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming the fourth state to seek damages for the 2010 disaster. The suit, among other things, faults BP for not changing the batteries on the rig's blowout preventer. Halliburton was blamed ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:53:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033720-florida-4th-to-sue-bp-oil-spill.html 2013-04-20T19:53:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033548-florida-sues-bp-3-year-anniversary-oil-spill.html TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton on the three-year anniversary of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Pam Bondi filed the 40-page lawsuit Saturday in federal court in Panama City. It comes a day after Mississippi officials filed their own lawsuit over the spill before the three-year statute of limitat... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:14:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033548-florida-sues-bp-3-year-anniversary-oil-spill.html 2013-04-20T16:14:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030626-3-years-later-oil-spill-cleanup-study-carries.html BAY JIMMY, La. (AP) — At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Brown pelicans and seagulls cruise the shoreline, plucking fish and crabs from the water. Snails hold firm to tall blades of marsh grass. Underneath the surface, environmentalists a... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:33:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030626-3-years-later-oil-spill-cleanup-study-carries.html 2013-04-19T20:33:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026320-testimony-ends-1st-phase-bp-oil-spill-trial.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Testimony concluded Wednesday for the first phase of a high-stakes trial over the deadly 2010 rig explosion that led to the nation's worst offshore oil spill, but the presiding judge didn't immediately rule in the case. After BP PLC wrapped up its defense on the trial's 29th day, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier announced he would give ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:23:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026320-testimony-ends-1st-phase-bp-oil-spill-trial.html 2013-04-17T23:23:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026066-ex-bp-executive-testifies-trial-winds.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former BP executive says he never heard any concerns before the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster that the rig crew felt pressure to cut corners to finish a project that was behind schedule and over budget. Patrick O'Bryan was BP's vice president of drilling and completions in the Gulf of Mexico at the time of the company's April 2010... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:04:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026066-ex-bp-executive-testifies-trial-winds.html 2013-04-17T17:04:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2021218-bp-manager-testifies-trial-gulf-oil-spill.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A BP team leader who supervised managers on the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 testified Monday that he was frustrated by last-minute changes to the drilling project, but didn't have any safety concerns before the deadly blast. John Guide was BP's wells team leader for the Deepwater Horizon project and supervised tw... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:45:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2021218-bp-manager-testifies-trial-gulf-oil-spill.html 2013-04-15T21:45:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2008516-moniz-backs-natural-gas-revolution.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Energy Department pledged to increase use of natural gas Tuesday as a way to combat climate change even as the nation seeks to boost domestic energy production. Ernest Moniz, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said "a stunning increase" in production of domestic n... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:23:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2008516-moniz-backs-natural-gas-revolution.html 2013-04-09T19:23:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005280-bp-to-call-1st-witness-trial-gulf-spill.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP is scheduled to call its first witness at a trial designed to determine causes and assign blame for its April 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP witnesses are scheduled to start appearing Monday. They follow testimony presented by Halliburton, BP PLC's cement contractor on the Deepwater Horizon drilling project. Hallibur... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:53:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005280-bp-to-call-1st-witness-trial-gulf-spill.html 2013-04-08T12:53:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1989504-caribbean-nations-search-oil-amid-spill-fears.html KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The turquoise waters that have long brought treasure seekers to the Caribbean now are drawing a new kind of explorer as countries across the region increasingly open their seas to oil exploration. From the Bahamas and Cuba down to Aruba and Suriname, international oil companies are lining up to locate potentially rich offshore dep... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:50:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1989504-caribbean-nations-search-oil-amid-spill-fears.html 2013-03-31T16:50:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972364-bp-announces-8-billion-share-buyback.html LONDON (AP) — Oil company BP said Friday it will buy back $8 billion of shares using money it earned by selling its stake in Russian producer TNK-BP. The announcement came after BP completed the sale of its 50 percent interest in TNK-BP to Moscow-based Rosneft, in a deal that gave it $12.5 billion pounds in cash and a stake in the state-owned oil company.... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:45:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972364-bp-announces-8-billion-share-buyback.html 2013-03-22T15:45:04Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1968124-claims-bp-contractors-dismissed-trial.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge conducting a trial to assign fault for the nation's worst offshore oil spill dismissed claims Wednesday against a BP contractor and the company that made a key safety device on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, triggering the disaster. After plaintiffs' attorneys rested their case Wednesday, U.S. Dist... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:05:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1968124-claims-bp-contractors-dismissed-trial.html 2013-03-20T22:05:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1965766-transocean-ceo-rig-workers.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Transocean employees should have done more to detect signs of trouble before the company's drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, killing 11 workers and triggering the nation's worst offshore oil spill, the company's chief executive testified Tuesday. But the Swiss-based drilling company's own investigation of the disaster... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:01:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1965766-transocean-ceo-rig-workers.html 2013-03-19T22:01:22Z