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UK Oil spill off Scottish coast 'under control' 13 August 2011 Channel 4 News

Environmentalists call for all the details of a 20-mile oil leak off the Scottish coast to be released, as Royal Dutch Shell say the spill is under control

A protester from 'Liberate Tate' covered in oil (Immo Klink)
Culture / United States BP protest: 'Tate should come clean about dirty oil money' 20 April 2011 Channel 4 News

One year after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, activists have targeted Tate Britain's links with BP during a week of worldwide demonstrations.

the explosion at BP's Deepwater Horizon rig (getty)
UK / United States Protesters removed from BP meeting 14 April 2011 Channel 4 News

Six protesters are ejected after trying to storm the stage at BP's first annual general meeting since the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster last year, amid angry scenes outside the venue.

BP has reported losses after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill (Getty)
Business / United States BP reports losses after oil spill but will pay dividend 01 February 2011 Channel 4 News

BP reports its first annual loss in nearly 20 years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But as Siobhan Kennedy reports, the disaster has not stopped BP renewing its focus on deep sea exploration.

BP sued by United States over Gulf oil spill disaster
Business / United States BP sued by United States over Gulf oil spill disaster 16 December 2010 Channel 4 News

The US government is to sue BP and several of its partners for costs and damages in a bid to recover billions of dollars after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

BP back in profit despite oil spill costs
Business / United States BP back in profit despite oil spill costs 02 November 2010 Alex Thomson

As BP announces a return to profit despite bearing the costs of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson asks whether it signals an end to the oil giant's rocky year.

Flawed cement used on BP Gulf oil rig
World / United States Flawed cement used on BP Gulf oil rig 29 October 2010 Channel 4 News

Contractor Halliburton used flawed cement on the Gulf of Mexico oil well which may have contributed to the blowout that sparked the biggest offshore spill in US history, a report finds.

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