TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - How much did Florida lose in sales tax and other revenue due to last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill?    State economists will try to answer..

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP PLC asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss most of the court claims filed against the oil giant by businesses and individuals who say they suffered economi..

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has given the Obama administration 30 days to act on six permits for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman..

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP is suing the maker of the device that failed to stop last year's calamitous Gulf oil spill, alleging negligence that the oil giant says helped cause the disas..

METAIRIE, La. (AP) - A senior official for the maker of the blowout preventer that failed to stop last year's Gulf oil spill says the device hadn't been tested to see if it could c..

METAIRIE, La. - Maintenance on a safety device that failed to stop last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the focus as a federal panel resumed hearings on the disaster ..

LONDON - BP announced Monday it is selling its Arco Aluminum subsidiary to a Japanese consortium for $680 million, but declined to comment on reports - denied by U.S. authorities -..

SAVANNAH, Ga.- Among the 250 brown pelicans roosting on a sand bar on Georgia's Atlantic coast, wildlife biologist Tim Keyes managed to find a few with the numbered bands around th..

WASHINGTON- More than two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico are sitting idle, neither producing oil and gas, nor being actively explored by the companies who hold the..

WASHINGTON- People familiar with the investigation of the Gulf oil spill say manslaughter and perjury are among the possible violations being explored by Justice Department investi..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Senate has unanimously passed a bill designed to help the Florida Panhandle diversify its economy after last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill dealt a..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Legislation designed to help the Florida Panhandle recover from economic damage cause by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill may soon be headed for a floor vote in the ..

NEW ORLEANS- The company at the center of the Gulf oil spill wants access to a key piece of evidence in the federal investigation so it can do additional testing it says a governme..

NEW ORLEANS- The vice chairman of a task force set up by President Obama to restore the Gulf Coast criticized BP PLC. for what he described as an increasing reluctance to repair da..

WASHINGTON (AP) - A University of Georgia scientist has gone public with video and slides showing how oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The i..

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The administrator of BP's $20 billion Gulf oil spill fund says he will unveil new rules Friday meant to broaden eligibility and make the process more transpar..

MARIETTA, Ga.- Members of Kell High School's robotics team are using a $10,000 grant to build a machine that could aid in the cleanup of oil spills. Carlie Schulter, a junior at th..

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The process for compensating victims of the BP oil spill has been beset by red tape and questions about its fairness and openness. The Associated Press interview..

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Several companies hired to help BP respond to the massive oil spill claim the company or one of its subcontractors owes them millions of dollars for their work. ..

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sales of Gulf of Mexico seafood are getting a boost from the military after being hammered by last year's BP oil spill, which left consumers fearing the water's ..