The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

US examines blowout preventer in BP oil spill The failure of the underwater blowout preventer that led to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by the inability of attached ...

British energy company BP had one of its best years in terms of new exploration despite a reputation damaged by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ... also reported immense underwater plumes of ...

That means some oil from spills remains permanently underwater. This is a problem from an environmental standpoint because oil spill cleanups have focused on the slick that forms above the surface ...

More than six years on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has finally released a ‘reliable estimate’ of the final bill. Having recently taken steps to resolve all of the outstanding claims ...

Once underwater ... in the region. Footage authenticated by BBC Verify has shown birds covered in oil. It is not known exactly how many animals have been harmed by the spill.