The total amount was not set, and BP has set aside over $8 billion to make the payments, but it now sees those business economic loss (BEL) payments escalating, and is challenging the way they are being calculated - calling some of the claims ...

BP plc (ADR) (BP), Heckmann Corporation (HEK): How Much Oil Does the Williston Basin Really Hold? By The Motley Fool in News.

If BP plc (LON:BP) is fined $21bn for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, will the firm's 5.1% dividend yield be safe? BP (LSE: BP) (NYSE: BP.

"BP is delighted with this result. It will increase our frontier exploration exposure along Brazil's equatorial margin and plays to our strengths in deepwater.

Dividends are up at BP plc (LON: BP) and Aberdeen Asset Management plc (LON: ADN), but there's a cut at Home Retail Group Plc (LON: HOME).

On 30 April 2013, the Directors of BP p.l.c. announced that the interim dividend for the first quarter 2013 would be US$0.09 per ordinary share (US$0.54 per ADS).

There are things to love and loathe about most companies. Today, I'm going to tell you about three things to loathe about BP (LSE: BP) (NYSE: BP.US). I'll also be asking whether these negative factors make the FTSE 100 oil supermajor a poor investment ...

We are now actively engaged in exploring this new acreage,� said Guillermo Quintero, BP Brazil President. �The sale of our interest in the Polvo field is part of our ongoing global portfolio optimization as we reposition the company for long-term ...

Another energy stock with a high current yield is BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP), which Y/Cap disclosed ownership of about 290,000 shares of in the filing.

British oil company BP said it is withdrawing some non-essential staff from Libya after Britain's government warned about deteriorating security in the capital Tripoli.