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BP to divest half its U.S. refining capacity

February 1, 2011, 2:17 pm

Reuters

BP Plc put half its U.S. refining assets up for sale on Tuesday, including the huge Texas City plant, a potentially prize asset but one that carries the stigma of a 2005 blast that killed 15 workers.

Gunning for BP

January 28, 2011, 9:33 am

Petroleum Economist

HE RIDES a Harley, plays guitar in a rock band and goes skydiving. But Brent Coon's name is known for something else: suing BP. And that's ok with him. With Coon leading many of the lawsuits against BP following the Texas City refinery disaster of 2005, which killed 15 workers and injured more than 100, the settlements ran to more than $3bn.

DOJ Refuses to Revoke BP's Probation Over Safety Violations at Texas City Refinery

September 28, 2010, 10:51 am

Truthout.org

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has refused to pursue a probation revocation case against BP after the company was found to have violated a federal judge's March 2009 felony judgment, which required BP to fulfill the terms of a settlement agreement it entered into with government regulators five years ago to make certain safety upgrades at its Texas City refinery by September 2009, according to documents obtained by Truthout.

BP’s Probation Over Fatal Texas Blast Won’t Be Revoked by U.S.

September 28, 2010, 10:50 am

Businessweek

BP Plc’s probation for violating a plea deal that resolved the company’s criminal liability for a fatal 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, refinery won’t be revoked by the U.S. Justice Department.

Beleaguered BP Texas City Refinery Faces Two Lawsuits

August 20, 2010, 9:00 am

Texas Tribune

On April 6, 2010, the Ultracracker unit at BP's Texas City refinery malfunctioned. What blipped onto a DowJones newswire as an “upset” a few days later was, in reality, progressing into one of the largest chemical emissions events the state has ever seen.

BP to pay $50.6 mln fine for Texas refinery blast

August 13, 2010, 9:59 am

Reuters

BP will pay a record $50.6 million (32.4 million pound) fine for lingering safety problems from a deadly 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers at its Texas City, Texas, refinery, the U.S. government said on Thursday.

BP To Pay Record Fine

August 13, 2010, 9:57 am

Center For Public Integrity

BP will pay a $50.6 million penalty and spend at least $500 million to upgrade its Texas City, Texas, refinery where a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers.

2005 Texas City refinery blast still dogs BP

August 13, 2010, 9:56 am

Houston Chronicle

BP's Texas City refinery put one major challenge behind it Thursday by agreeing to pay a record $50.6 million fine to federal safety regulators, but the refinery still faces $30 million in fines it is disputing and a state investigation into a huge emissions release there earlier this year.

BP to pay 50 million dollar fine for deadly 2005 Texas blast

August 13, 2010, 9:54 am

AFP

BP agreed to pay a record 50.6 million dollar fine for safety violations at its troubled Texas City refinery, officials said Thursday in a settlement which could deepen the energy giant's legal woes.

BP settlement money helps with safety training

March 24, 2010, 10:35 am

Originally posted by Monica Hatcher - Houston Chronicle - March 23, 2010

It's been five years since Eva Rowe's parents, James and Linda Rowe, and 13 others were killed in the explosion at BP's Texas City refinery.

After a ceremony and conference Tuesday marking the anniversary of the disaster, Rowe said she no longer thinks daily about the tragedy that took her parents' lives and that a large part of the pain had faded, though she quietly wept during parts of the event.

Beaumont lawyer Brent Coon, who represented Rowe and numerous others who suffered losses in the blast, hosted the event at his firm's downtown Houston office. Rowe expressed her gratitude that numerous endowments — established with $44 million included in her settlement with the British oil company — were improving safety in the refining industry. Read more...

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