Gulf Of Mexico
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Judge OKs settlement in BP class action suit
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BP PLC has estimated it will pay $7.8 billion to resolve economic and medical claims from more than 100,000 businesses and individuals hurt by the nation's worst offshore oil spill. The settlement has no cap; the company could end up paying more or less.
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Louisiana oil rig fire burns in Gulf of Mexico
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Coast Guard officials said an oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, sending four people to hospitals Friday. Two were believed to be missing.
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BP oil spill: Oil giant agrees to pay billions in penalties
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British oil giant BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a person familiar with the deal said Thursday.
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Tropical Storm Isaac path: Stalled storm dumps rain, wind on Gulf Coast
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Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon, but the move comes as the violent storm continued to dump heavy rain and strong wind across the Louisiana coastline.
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BP oil spill criminal charges filed against former engineer
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The first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been filed against Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer, who allegedly destroyed evidence in the wake of the 2010 oil disaster.
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Plane with unconscious pilot crashes into Gulf of Mexico
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A plane with an unconscious pilot at the controls has reportedly crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, ABC News reports.
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Largest 'dead zone' in recorded history grows in the Gulf
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Add this to our year of dismal records: The biggest known dead zone has sprouted in the Gulf of Mexico, thanks to fertilizers and the recent floods.
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