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Romney Hires BP Oil Spill Spin Doctor To Deal With Bain FalloutRomney Hires BP Oil Spill Spin Doctor To Deal With Bain Fallout

by National Confidential | 01 August 2012 | 10:16 pm EST

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Mitt Romney’s campaign has hired a former lobbyist and PR agent for BP during the Gulf oil spill to push back on pressure about Romney’s time at Bain Capital.

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BP Sues Halliburton, Transocean Over Gulf Oil SpillBP Sues Halliburton, Transocean Over Gulf Oil Spill

by National Confidential | 21 April 2011 | 7:17 am EST

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“BP Plc has filed for damages totaling more than $80 billion from Halliburton and Transocean a year after the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion that killed 11 workers and spewed millions of barrels of oil into the sea.” READ MORE

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Russians To Own 5% Of BPRussians To Own 5% Of BP

by National Confidential | 14 January 2011 | 8:46 pm EST

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In a stock swap, Rosneft, which is owned by the Russian government, will take a 5% stake in BP. In exchange, the company behind the Gulf oil spill will take 9.5% of Rosneft.

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Captain: BP Burning Sea Turtles AliveCaptain: BP Burning Sea Turtles Alive

by National Confidential | 25 June 2010 | 7:42 am EST

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“Captain Mike Ellis said in an interview posted on You Tube that the boats are conducting controlled burns to get rid of the oil. ‘They drag a boom between two shrimp boats and whatever gets caught between the two boats, they circle it up and catch it on fire. Once the turtles are in there, [...]

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Obama Approval Ratings Drop After Oil SpillObama Approval Ratings Drop After Oil Spill

by National Confidential | 23 June 2010 | 10:47 pm EST

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Barack Obama picture “Obama’s rating stood at 45 percent in the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, down 5 points from early last month. For the first time in the survey, more people — 48 percent — say they disapprove of Obama’s job performance.” [Link]

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Louisiana Has Day Of Prayer For Gulf Oil SpillLouisiana Has Day Of Prayer For Gulf Oil Spill

by National Confidential | 20 June 2010 | 10:16 am EST

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“State senators in Louisiana have designated Sunday as a day of prayer aimed at seeking an end to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. On Wednesday, Louisiana state Sen. Robert Adley won unanimous approval of the resolution, which invites people of all faiths from within the state and around the U.S. to focus on [...]

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BP CEO Tony Hayward Goes To Yacht Race As Oil Leak SpreadsBP CEO Tony Hayward Goes To Yacht Race As Oil Leak Spreads

by National Confidential | 20 June 2010 | 9:28 am EST

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“BP Plc CEO Tony Hayward watched a yacht race off the English coast on Saturday, sparking new controversy in the United States as his company struggles to plug its huge Gulf of Mexico oil leak. Sheila Williams, a spokeswoman for the British energy giant, said Hayward was spending time with his teenage son at the [...]

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BP Burns Oil From Ruptured WellBP Burns Oil From Ruptured Well

by National Confidential | 17 June 2010 | 7:02 am EST

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“BP began slowly burning oil siphoned from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday as part of its plans to more than triple the amount of crude it can stop from reaching the sea, the company said. Energy giant BP PLC said it had burned 52,500 gallons of oil by noon Wednesday [...]

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BP's Carl-Henric Svanberg: Sorry For "Small People" CommentBP's Carl-Henric Svanberg: Sorry For "Small People" Comment

by National Confidential | 16 June 2010 | 10:48 pm EST

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“BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg’s apologized Wednesday for “clumsily” referring to people impacted by the Gulf oil spill as “the small people.” His statement followed a day of vitriolic reaction from folks in person along the Gulf and online who did not cut the Swedish-born executive any slack for trying to speak colloquially in a second [...]

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BP Oil Storage Tank Washes Up On Panama City BeachBP Oil Storage Tank Washes Up On Panama City Beach

by National Confidential | 13 June 2010 | 3:18 pm EST

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“The 550-gallon (2,080-liter) tank that washed up on Panama City Beach on Saturday morning had markings suggesting it could have come from the rig that exploded and sank on April 20, killing 11 people and unleashing a catastrophic gush of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.” Link

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BP To Sell Oil From SpillBP To Sell Oil From Spill

by National Confidential | 12 June 2010 | 11:08 am EST

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“Energy giant BP announced this week it will donate its share of the proceeds generated by selling the oil captured from the well to fund efforts to protect and restore wildlife habitat along the Gulf Coast.” [Link]

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