<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - bp-exploration</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/bp-exploration</link><description>Newsvine - bp-exploration</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 01:21:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:42:13 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>BP to pay Alaska $255M for lost oil production</title>
<description><![CDATA[A subsidiary of London-based BP PLC has been ordered to pay the state of Alaska $255 million for royalties the state lost because of production shutdowns after two North Slope oil spills in 2006 and a subsequent pipeline replacement project.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Thiessen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Thiessen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15030980-bp-to-pay-alaska-255m-for-lost-oil-production</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15030980-bp-to-pay-alaska-255m-for-lost-oil-production</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>alaska</category><category>bp</category><category>north-slope</category><category>bp-exploration</category><category>london-based-bp</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 00:10:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Feds sue BP, other companies for oil spill damages</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department sued BP and several other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill Wednesday, an opening salvo in the government's effort to get billions of dollars for untold economic and environmental damage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/15/5655196-feds-sue-bp-other-companies-for-oil-spill-damages</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/15/5655196-feds-sue-bp-other-companies-for-oil-spill-damages</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>justice</category><category>oil-spill</category><category>spill</category><category>justice-department</category><category>us-news</category><category>bp-exploration</category><category>gulf-oil-spill</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:54:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/95550620-8159-4c54-8bc0-449921b69d9c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/95550620-8159-4c54-8bc0-449921b69d9c.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 21, 2010, file photo, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico. The Justice Department on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, sued BP and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill disaster in an effort to recover billions of dollars from the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c3131244-91c5-4248-984d-898201402b93.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="336" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c3131244-91c5-4248-984d-898201402b93.jpg" width="120" height="101" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 3, 2010, file photo, a brown pelican is seen on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast. The Justice Department on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, sued BP and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill disaster in an effort to recover billions of dollars from the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d667c658-cf4b-46b9-b40b-9e07cdf741da.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d667c658-cf4b-46b9-b40b-9e07cdf741da.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 12, 2010, file photo, crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Orange Beach, Ala. The Justice Department on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, sued BP and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill disaster in an effort to recover billions of dollars from the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ef4a882f-dc2d-4688-9fdf-d645af3d4757.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="473" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ef4a882f-dc2d-4688-9fdf-d645af3d4757.jpg" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Photographs of workers cleaning oil soaked beaches are shown during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, where Attorney General Eric Holder announced a civil lawsuit against nine defendants for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fa949805-8e9a-4836-be4d-cfea286c4974.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fa949805-8e9a-4836-be4d-cfea286c4974.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Attorney General Eric Holder, accompanied by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, gestures during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, to announce a civil lawsuit against nine defendants for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4bf7fd5f-2784-4dab-8bad-678da9fe2105.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4bf7fd5f-2784-4dab-8bad-678da9fe2105.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Attorney General Eric Holder, accompanied by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, gestures during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, to announce a civil lawsuit against nine defendants for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BP settles spill containment violations</title>
<description><![CDATA[An oil field review starting with a state inspector questioning the size of spill containment facilities on Alaska's North Slope has resulted in a hefty civil payment for a subsidiary of BP PLC.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Joling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dan Joling]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/22/3301448-bp-settles-spill-containment-violations</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/22/3301448-bp-settles-spill-containment-violations</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>alaska</category><category>bp</category><category>settlement</category><category>bp-plc</category><category>us-news</category><category>north-slope</category><category>bp-exploration</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:58:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BP Prudhoe Bay enters $29.5M settlement deal</title>
<description><![CDATA[BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust said Tuesday it entered into a $29.5 million settlement agreement with BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., a unit of British oil company BP PLC.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/12/2809849-bp-prudhoe-bay-enters-295m-settlement-deal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/12/2809849-bp-prudhoe-bay-enters-295m-settlement-deal</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>settlement</category><category>bp-plc</category><category>prudhoe-bay</category><category>bp-exploration</category><category>bp-prudhoe-bay</category><category>bp-prudhoe-bay-royalty-trust</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:05:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>State, feds file civil suits over BP oil spills</title>
<description><![CDATA[Separate state and federal civil lawsuits were filed Tuesday against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. over two spills at the nation's largest oil field in 2006.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Thiessen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Thiessen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/31/2624210-state-feds-file-civil-suits-over-bp-oil-spills</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/31/2624210-state-feds-file-civil-suits-over-bp-oil-spills</guid><category>business</category><category>bp</category><category>bay</category><category>north-slope</category><category>prudhoe-bay</category><category>prudhoe</category><category>bp-exploration</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:02:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>