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Gulf Oil Disaster

Why BP and Chevron Are Riskier Bets for Oil Investors

Spill record and safety culture assume larger importance in risk analysis as companies tap unconventional oil in challenging locations.

By Jason Plautz

BP's Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, July 2010/Credit: U.S. C
BP America

U.S. Touts BP Spill Fund Amid Criticism

By Moira Herbst, Reuters

BP's Competitors Face Risk of Catastrophic Accident, Too, Financial Analysts Say

By Michael Keller

Oil Spill Troubles Multiply Within Vietnamese Fishing Community

By Jacoba Charles

We Are All Louisianans

By Guest Writer

For Oyster Industry, Gulf Oil Disaster is Far from Over

By Jacoba Charles

(PHOTOS): Bare Hands Clean-Up of a Horrible Oil Spill

By David Sassoon

BP CEO Steps Down and Inflames Opinion One More Time

By Guest Writer

BP Cuts Leaking Pipe, But Jagged Edge Brings Risk of Failure to Halt Oil Spill

By Guest Writer

In Wake of Gulf Spill, Louisiana Moves on Renewable Energy

By Dave Levitan

Gulf Oil Spill: BP Could Face Ban as U.S. Launches Criminal Investigation

By Guest Writers

U.S. Policy Experts: Premature to Pass Oil Spill Liability Bill

By Elizabeth McGowan

Investigator Warned MMS in 2009 About Deepwater Gas Blowouts in Gulf of Mexico

By David Sassoon

Advocates Call On Salazar to Relinquish Interior Dept's Oversight of Drilling Safety

By Elizabeth McGowan

Did Deepwater Methane Hydrates Cause the BP Gulf Explosion?

By David Sassoon

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