OUT OF GASShell Denies It Is About to Buy Rival BP in $80B Mega DealThe company’s public refusal comes only hours after The Wall Street Journal reported the potential mega-merger. Kenneal Patterson
BYE BYEBP CEO Suddenly Resigns Amid Murky New AllegationsBP CEO Bernard Looney resigned unexpectedly on Tuesday after new information about his undisclosed “relationships” surfaced.Chaya Tong
DEVASTATIONTerrible Truth About Deepwater HorizonLeigh Fondakowski’s ‘Spill’ is a piercing, stunningly mounted play, demonstrating the full human and environmental catastrophe caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil platform disaster.Tim Teeman
Power PlayBP, Putin, and the Power of OilJohn Browne, former BP chief, reveals why energy will always be used as a weapon, and how to deal with Putin.Tim Teeman
GusherOil Cash Floods GulfThree years after BP’s disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was capped, funds continue to flood the region. Is the legal fallout providing a form of continuous stimulus?Filipa Ioannou
BP: Where Are They NowOne year after the Deepwater Horizon disaster dumped 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the region may still be struggling, but some players have rebounded. Who’s recovering, and who's still stuck in the muck? See photos.
The Gulf of Mexico's Seafood Rebirth a Year After the BP Oil SpillOne year after the BP oil disaster, marine life is thriving in the Gulf of Mexico and fishermen and state officials are optimistic about the summer season. But locals still battling health problems are angry at the oil giant's failure to meet its commitments, Rick Outzen reports.Rick Outzen
Is BP Guilty of Manslaughter?Does the government have a case against BP for the deaths of workers in the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion? Journalist Tom Shroder lays out a timeline of safety lapses that could help their case.Tom Shroder
BP's Worthless CEO ShuffleAcross the weary Gulf Coast, BP’s dismissal of Tony Hayward failed to garner any goodwill. The Daily Beast’s Rick Outzen on how four months of spin, lies, and delays have jaded a region.Rick Outzen
Plugging the Hole in BPTony Hayward sunk himself with his media gaffes and poor political performances. Can Bob Dudley do better? Tom Bower on the challenge of rebuilding the company's badly tarred reputation.Tom Bower's new book, Oil: Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century, is out now.Tom Bower
The Loony BP-Lockerbie Conspiracy TheoryThe U.S. Senate’s error-riddled letter demanding an inquiry into BP’s role in the release of the Lockerbie bomber is little more than crude political grandstanding, says Alex Massie.Alex Massie