BP Says Spill Settlement Terms Are Too Generous

The planned payments far exceed the extent of likely future damages, the oil company argues.

Judge Tells Government to Resume Permits for Drilling

A federal judge in New Orleans ordered the Obama administration to move quickly on permits for new deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Is Planning to Challenge Estimates of Oil Spill

The move could reduce the company’s liability by billions of dollars, according to documents filed with a presidential panel.

Panel Wants BP Fines to Pay for Gulf Restoration

A group named by President Obama will urge Congress to create a Gulf Coast Recovery Fund to oversee the restoration efforts.

‘Our Job Is Not Finished,’ President Tells Gulf Coast

President Obama on Saturday vowed to maintain an intense government response until the environment is cleaned up and businesses and communities are made whole.

Minerals Service Had a Mandate to Produce Results

The Minerals Management Service has been ridiculed as a pawn of the oil industry it was meant to oversee, and the Gulf Coast office has drawn particular scorn.

BP Used Much Dispersant Despite E.P.A. Directive of Rarely

The Coast Guard approved requests to use dispersants despite an Environmental Protection Agency rule that they be used rarely, a Congressional analysis said.

Amid Tests, BP Sees No Signs of Damage to Well

Officials extended a test of BP’s blown-out well for an additional 24 hours, after two days of testing showed no signs of damage in the hole in the Gulf of Mexico.

Salazar Revises Rules for Deepwater Drilling Ban

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued new rules for a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, replacing an earlier one that courts had declared invalid.

A Tricky Balance for Oil-State Politicians

Big energy companies help fill the campaign coffers of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

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