BP banned from US government contracts

BP banned from US government contracts

British oil giant BP was temporarily banned from winning new US government contracts Wednesday after agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges in the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
Breakdown in defenses caused BP spill: NY Times probe

Breakdown in defenses caused BP spill: NY Times probe

The April 20 explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that caused the largest environmental disaster in US history occurred because every defense on the BP-leased platform failed, The New York Times reported Sunday.