BP upgrades Durban refinery to meet clean-fuel specs
- 26 Apr 2013 20:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Oil major BP is investing R2.5-billion in the upgrade of the Sapref refinery in Durban.
BP knew of risks but put cutbacks above safety - expert
- 01 Mar 2013 21:20 - Dominic Rushe
- BP's "every dollar counts" culture led to the fatal Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
International hostage crisis ends in bloodshed in Algeria
- 19 Jan 2013 19:32 - Lotfi Mokdad
- Islamists have killed all seven of their remaining foreign captives before they were gunned down at a gas plant in the Algerian desert.
Slimmer BP is looking more digestible
- 17 Aug 2012 14:16 - Julia Kollewe
- BP has sold its Californian oil refinery to United States firm Tesoro as part of a $38-billion selling spree following the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
BP haunted by uncertainties but puts on brave face
- 03 Aug 2012 06:40 - Dan Milmo
- BP has set aside a further $847-million to pay for the Deepwater Horizon disaster, raising the potential cost to $38-billion.
Marine life struggling two years after BP oil spill
- 19 Apr 2012 20:01 - Staff Reporter
- Two years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, research is turning up ailing fish bearing diseases.
Cloudy skies over Velvet's Aurora ties
- 09 Mar 2012 00:00 - Sam Sole
- The two beleaguered companies have a number of business consultants and associates in common.
Velvet Sky's pay now, fly later scheme
- 02 Mar 2012 00:00 - Sally Evans
- Troubled low-cost airline Velvet Sky stands accused by petrol giant BP of resorting to "desperate cash-raising measures to stave off bankruptcy".
Transocean points fingers at BP over Gulf oil spill
- 22 Jun 2011 16:05 - Staff Reporter
- Transocean has blamed BP for decisions that led to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Still paying cash for petrol? Use your card
- 09 May 2011 09:38 - Fiona Zerbst
- Using a debit card -- or any other card -- could be safer than carrying cash.
BP oil spill: Obama vows to restore Gulf Coast
- 20 Apr 2011 13:20 - Staff Reporter
- US President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to do "whatever is necessary" to restore the Gulf Coast on the anniversary of the BP rig explosion.
One year on, damage from BP oil spill lingers
- 13 Apr 2011 11:35 - Mira Oberman
- The April 20 anniversary of the BP oil spill is a reminder of the high costs of our energy needs and the consequences of cutting corners on safety.
Biofuel scepticism prompts German summit
- 11 Mar 2011 14:50 - Abby D'Arcy Hughes
- Politicians move to prevent a consumer backlash against biofuels from snowballing into a full-scale petrol shortage.
Future predictions -- with a disclaimer
- 14 Jan 2011 09:01 - Fiona Zerbst
- We can't predict the future -- but Plexus Asset Management's Paul Stewart gives it a bash, anyway.
Commission won't be last word on Gulf oil spill
- 06 Jan 2011 11:16 - Staff Reporter
- A commission investigating the Gulf oil spill found decisions intended to save time and money created an unreasonable amount of risk.
WikiLeaks: BP had gas blowout in 2008
- 16 Dec 2010 06:22 - Staff Reporter
- Leaked US diplomatic cables reveal BP suffered a blowout on an Azerbaijan gas platform in September 2008.
BP to sell five marketing businesses to Puma Energy
- 15 Nov 2010 11:20 - Staff Reporter
- BP has agreed to sell its fuels marketing businesses in Namibia, Botswana and Zambia to Swiss-based Puma Energy, the oil company announced on Monday.
BP oil spill costs surge to $40-billion
- 02 Nov 2010 12:36 - Ben Perry
- British energy giant BP announced a return to profit on Tuesday but revealed new shock estimates for the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP boss says group will not quit US over oil disaster
- 25 Oct 2010 14:20 - Staff Reporter
- BP will not quit the US over the oil disaster that had "threatened the very existence" of the energy giant, its new CEO said on Monday.
BP's disastrous broken well in Gulf of Mexico is 'dead'
- 20 Sep 2010 13:21 - Staff Reporter
- United States officials have finally declared BP's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico "dead", five months after a deadly oil-rig blast.
