Some Lloyds of London underwriters and Arch Insurance Company are asking a federal court to require BP and Transocean to settle their dispute over claims submitted to the insurers.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice cracked down on many major companies for violating environmental laws such as the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Clean Air Act (CAA). Heres a list of the biggest EPA settlements from 2012.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice cracked down on many major companies for violating environmental laws such as the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Clean Air Act (CAA). Heres a list of the biggest EPA settlements from 2012.
Transocean Ltd has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. government charges arising from the massive 2010 BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Most manufacturers approach workplace safety as they did a generation ago, But there are new management systems that can guide employers to 60 to 70 percent reductions in injuries.
Most manufacturers approach workplace safety as they did a generation ago, But there are new management systems that can guide employers to 60 to 70 percent reductions in injuries.
BP has lost two big rulings in its fight to shield itself from potentially having to pay billions of dollars more in damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, though the company was able to limit some of its future exposure.
BP has lost two big rulings in its fight to shield itself from potentially having to pay billions of dollars more in damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, though the company was able to limit some of its future exposure.
A two-day underwater examination conducted by Transocean and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Oct. 4-5 confirmed that there are no hydrocarbons leaking from the sunken Deepwater Horizon or the riserthe pipe linking the rig to the well head prior to the Macondo accident last year.