Oil Spill Bibliography

Smith, Martin, and Marcela Gaviria. "The Spill." PBS. PBS, 26 Oct. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.

        In the last 10 years, the British Petroleum company also known as BP, has arguably become one of the most unsound companies in the history of oil extraction. Within those ten years, BP has had more than four major massacres which have resulted in the death of employees, the destruction of company infrastructure, and millions in settlement costs. Despite the company's constant shift in leadership, it is apparent that BP exercises a grossly negligent Business plan which pinches pennies and results in the death of employees.

Pelley, Scott. "Blowout: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 16 May 2010. Web. 28 Feb. 2014.

        This article investigates the negligence employed by British Petroleum leading up to the 2010 oil disaster that is now being called the worst oil spill in history. The article outlines events that led up to the disaster and the warning signs that were ignored British Petroleum. The story also depicts the harrowing escape of one of the survivors of the disaster and interviews a former BP insider who warns of another potential disaster.

Rushe, Dominic. "BP May Face $18bn in Fines for Gross Negligence as Federal Trial Resumes." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 01 Oct. 2013. Web. 02 Mar. 2014.

        For petroleum a phase $18 billion in fines for gross negligence as the federal trial resumes. The plaintiffs attorney argues that British Petroleum was woefully unprepared for the 2011 blowout and lied about how much oil was flowing from the well. BP tried to hide the amount of oil that was spilling into the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Verizon oil rig disaster. These and more come his new arguments for the prosecution in the recent days of the trial. US District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans is presiding over the trial and it is already apparent that he is leaning the prosecution's favor.