The GuardianBP oil spill: judge grants final approval for $20bn settlementThe GuardianA federal judge in New Orleans has granted final approval to an estimated $20bn settlement, resolving years of litigation over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico …

ThinkProgressAnti-Drilling Protesters Shout, Disrupt Oil, Gas Lease SaleABC NewsProtesters opposed to drilling in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted an oil and gas lease sale Wednesday, chanting and waving signs as government officials read bids from companies f …

Entergy funds new engineering lab at UNONew Orleans CityBusiness (blog)Entergy's transmission business unit has donated $100,000 to the University of New Orleans to benefit electrical engineering students. The donation, which will fund the new Entergy …

USA TODAYCrashing oil prices hit former Texas boomtownsUSA TODAYPEARSALL, Tex. – Back when the oil money flowed, the Location 581 Saloon would be crammed with pipefitters, welders, derrickhands, truck drivers and all sorts of oilfield workers – as many as …

CBS NewsPublic Meeting Over Decade-Old Oil in Gulf Leak Gets TestyABC NewsA decade-old oil leak that could last for another century was caused by an "act of God" during a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, the president of the company responsible s …

WDSU New OrleansOpening of Bonnet Carré Spillway takes plenty of engineering, preparationWDSU New OrleansAT WATER IS HEADED. JENNIFER: DOZENS OF ARMY CORPS PERSONNEL SPENT SATURDAY IN PREPARATION MODE, PLANNING AND TESTING EQUIPMENT FOR SUNDAY OPERATION. F …

AL.comBP supervisor pleads guilty to misdemeanor in 2010 oil spillFox NewsVidrine will be sentenced in April. The judge has not indicated whether the recommended sentence -- including 10 months of probation, 100 hours of community service and $50,000 in re …

NOLA.comBP drops effort to retrieve Gulf oil spill business payoutsCNBCNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Energy giant BP is ending its effort to recoup money it paid in economic damage claims to businesses and individuals under a settlement arising from the 2010 Gulf of …

Premium TimesNine bag 42 years imprisonment for illegal oil bunkeringPremium TimesThey were first arraigned before Justice Saliu Saídu June 16, 2014 but were later rearraigned before Justice O.E Abang of the same court on August 28, 2014 on five counts of …

U.S. News & World ReportBP's Record Oil Spill Settlement Rises to More Than $20 BillionBloombergThe value of BP Plc's settlement with the U.S. government and five Gulf states over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill rose to $20.8 billion in the latest …