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BP and plaintiffs reach an agreement over compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
2012-03-2

United States federal judge Carl J. Barbier rules that Deepwater Horizon oil spill compensation fund administrator Ken Feinberg should advise people that he is working for BP.
2011-02-2

BP warns the United States Congress that it might not be able to pay compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill if it is barred from getting new offshore drilling permits.
2010-09-2

BP is authorized to pump cement into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site after a successful "static kill" procedure with drilling mud.
2010-08-5

The United States Government gives BP a 24-hour deadline to answer questions about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as well as providing detailed information and plans on stopping the leak.
2010-07-9

BP chief executive Tony Hayward hands over responsibility for cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to senior executive Bob Dudley "effective immediately".
2010-06-23

BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward testifies before the U.S. Congress, apologizing for the spill but avoiding answering most questions and stating that he was unaware of the risks at the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in April causing the oil spill. [http:--www.theaustralian.com.au-news-breaking-news-bp-ceo-grilled-by-us-congress-story-fn3dxity-1225881174531 ("The Australian")] [http:--www.cbsnews.com-8301-503544_162-20008103-503544.html (CBS)] [http:--www.miamiherald.com-2010-06-17-1686441-an-angry-congress-lambasts-bp.html (Miami Herald)]date=August 2019
2010-06-17

United States Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the US government's response manager to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster says that BP is making progress stopping the oil flow, but that it is too early to call the effort a success and the spill may continue for several months.
2010-06-6

BP's effort fails to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which is the worst in U.S. history, and is fouling marshland and beaches, as estimates of how much oil is leaking grow more dire.
2010-05-29

Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots as fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than estimates that the United States government and BP have given.
2010-05-16