The effects of the chemicals used to contain the BP oil spill worry scientists. July 9, 2012— -- Two years ago this week, the wellhead that ruptured on the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico, ...

As oil invades gulf waters, ABC's Diane Sawyer talks with one fishing community. May 24, 2010— -- While anger continues to grow over BP's failure to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Though you wouldn’t know it from the words chosen by angry American politicians—who can’t stop talking about the company’s Englishness—BP’s name doesn’t actually stand for British Petroleum anymore.

In response, Florida voters banned drilling in state waters. During his first term, President Donald Trump used his authority ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard in recent years has fought international terrorism, defended Iraqi pipelines and patrolled for pirates in the Arabian Sea. Its work in such high-visibility missions ...

At least the worst-case scenario—for once—isn’t happening in the Gulf of Mexico. When forecasters warned last week that a tropical depression was forming in the Carribean, Coast Guard officials ...

Halliburton will pay $1.1 billion for its part in the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Houston-based contracting company has been embroiled in multiple lawsuits, from BP and local residents, ...

A number of BP employees have described BP's maintenance policy in Alaska, Texas City and elsewhere as "run to failure," referring to the established operational term meaning that equipment is used to ...

Former federal disaster response specialists and national environmental groups warn that DOGE job cuts may hamper the response to a major oil spill off Louisiana's Gulf Coast this week, a leak that is ...