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Some energy CEOs among highest paid U.S. corporate bosses

By Chris Hamby

As gas prices rise and politicians deliberate, energy execs rake it in

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"… peal tax incentives for the five biggest oil companies: ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. And the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled …"

BP spill report underscores government complacency

By Aaron Mehta

A presidentially-appointed commission today called for major changes in offshore oil drilling and described the Deepwater Horizon spill as “

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"… ire breaks out.The 398 page final report of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling provides a detailed anal …"

"… ty of another failure will be dramatically greater.”The report describes BPs preparedness plan, meant to detail how to cope with a spill, as “embarr …"

"… uses” — neither of which lives in the Gulf. One website highlighted by BP as a resource to help with cleanup efforts linked to a “Japanese enterta …"

"… setts Institute of Technology, told the Center in May.A Center story about BP, “Renegade Refiner”, found that BP was responsible for 97 percent of a …"

Congress investigates treatment of Michigan oil spill victims

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

Phyllis Nelson defied her doctors’ predictions by surviving chronic lung disease for the last seven years, and until late July she had her s

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"… leak, which despite its size was overshadowed this summer by the historic BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The staffers are trying to determine if re …"

"… legal waivers was brought up earlier this year in relation to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP …"

"… BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP’s compensation program for those impacted by the spill, came under fire …"

"… r those impacted by the spill, came under fire after reports surfaced that BP would require a waiver be signed barring further lawsuits against the comp …"

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What’s the cost of fixing BP’s image?

By Aaron Mehta

BP tripled its spending on corporate advertising after its devastating crude oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in April, paying more than $93.4

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"… nking of the Deepwater Horizon rig and late July, when the well was capped. …"

"… cording to the chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.“BP’s increased spending was almost entirely targeted at national and local …"

"… ” Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, said in a letter summarizing BP’s response to lawmakers’ request for advertising information.During a …"

"… advertising information.During a four-month period of April through July, BP spent $93.4 million on advertising in 17 states, Waxman said. “BP told t …"

Volunteer vessels at BP rig were “floating militia,” need more coordination

By Aaron Mehta

One of the many lessons learned from the BP disaster is to better coordinate responses by private boats that hurry to an offshore rig explos

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"… n’t learn from this,” he said. …"

"… e boats contributed to sinking the rig. The riser pipe, from which most of BP’s oil spewed, did not start leaking until after the drilling rig sank.Th …"

"… the government’s difficulty in estimating how much oil spilled from the BP well. The Coast Guard now says over 60,000 barrels a day started leaking a …"

"… times describing himself as “a simple sailor,” Allen said he hoped the BP spill challenges the government has faced over the past four months would …"

Science panel investigates firefighting preceding BP oil spill

By Aaron Mehta

A panel of National Academy of Engineering scientists is examining technical issues behind the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including

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"… Academy of Engineering scientists is examining technical issues behind the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including chaotic firefighting attempts p …"

"… is a member of the National Academy of Engineering panel now examining the BP accident.The panel repeatedly asked who was in charge of the rig during an …"

"… missed the problem, which may have been caused by a software malfunction.A BP audit in September 2009 found, according to one panel member, 390 issues w …"

"… entified in annual inspections by the Coast Guard or Marshall Islands. But BP’s audit information was never shared with the Coast Guard, the Marshall …"

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BP’s $22,800 apology

Texas Rep. Joe Barton, who apologized to BP’s top executive at a marathon Congressional hearing today, collected tens of thousands of dollar

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"… d to a Center request for comment. …"

"… e top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, apologized to BP’s Tony Hayward, saying he was “ashamed of what happened” in what he …"

"… the Obama administration. President Obama announced earlier this week that BP agreed to create a $20 billion fund to help rebuild the Gulf Coast region …"

"… d to help rebuild the Gulf Coast region that has been damaged by a massive BP oil spill.Barton later apologized for what he said was misconstrued as an …"

Some lawmakers sold BP, transocean stock

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and at least three other federal lawmakers have sold their holdings in companies tied to the Gulf of Mexico

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"… 20 members of Congress disclosed owning at least $1,001 worth of shares in BP or Transocean Ltd in their 2008 financial forms filed one year ago.Kerry h …"

"… he 2008 filing but still owns between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of stock in BP, his spokeswoman confirmed. The annual disclosure forms require members of …"

"… terest in the company, the Massachusetts Democrat has taken a hard line on BP in public statements. “I think we can finally get that oil leak plugged …"

"… I think we can finally get that oil leak plugged if we stuff it with the BP executives’ bonus money,” Kerry, the lead sponsor of a climate change …"

Training exercises showed gaps in government preparedness before BP oil spill

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Over the last eight years, the U.S. government has conducted four major drills to prepare for a massive oil spill, the results of which fore

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"… n, expertise, and technology that have plagued the federal response to the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.According to interviews and after-action re …"

"… cenes of a massive oil slick spreading across the Gulf of Mexico since the BP-leased Horizon Deepwater rig exploded April 20 and sank two days later — …"

"… the sea conditions are such that the booms are totally ineffective.”Yet, BP’s “worst case” scenario for a huge oil spill in the Gulf relies heav …"

"… omeland Security, the Obama administration waited nine days to declare the BP accident a Spill of National Significance and 11 days to announce a Nation …"

BP's Iris Cross starred in two disaster PR campaigns

By Aaron Mehta

Before oil spills ads, BP's Iris Cross drew jury tampering accusations in earlier disaster

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"… ry.  …"

"… history “until we make this right.”She became the very public face of BP, a soothing contrast to former CEO Tony Heyward, whose PR gaffes cemented …"

"… pany.This is not the first time Cross sought to soothe public anger from a BP disaster. One of her efforts in 2006 so angered a judge that BP was accuse …"

"… ger from a BP disaster. One of her efforts in 2006 so angered a judge that BP was accused of jury tampering and threatened with fines and contempt charg …"

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