Oil Spill Fund

BP Oil Spill Compensation Fund Winding Down

Posted 07.29.2011

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(Reuters) - The fund BP (BP.L) set up to deal with compensation claims after 2010's Gulf of Mexico oil spill is starting to wind down after paying...

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Justice Dept. To Oil Spill Claims Czar: Loosen The Purse Strings

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — The job of the administrator of the $20 billion fund for Gulf oil spill victims is not to preserve money or return it to BP, and he sh...

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Oil Spill Claimants Offered Quick Pay Option With A Catch

AP | BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — The administrator of a $20 billion fund doling out money to Gulf oil spill victims said Monday that people who want more ...

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BP Spill Fund Czar Rules That Cleanup Workers' Wages Can't Be Counted Towards Damages To Their Own Businesses

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — The administrator of the fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster says he will waive a requirement that wages earned by...

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Kenneth Feinberg, Gulf Oil Fund Czar, Has Biggest Challenge Yet

Mother Jones | Kate Sheppard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth Feinberg is used to tough jobs. But his latest task--determining how to dole out the $20 billion BP is putting up to compensate victims of the...

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Gulf Dilemma: Take BP's Payout Or Sue?

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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MIAMI — Alabama seafood market owner David Scott faces a difficult decision as he tries to rejuvenate his business after the Gulf oil spill: He ...

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Obama Administration, BP Nearing Deal On Oil Spill Fund

Wall Street Journal | MONICA LANGLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON--The Obama administration and BP PLC are close to a deal to use future revenues from the oil giant's Gulf of Mexico operations to guarantee...

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