Transocean News

BP Seeks Access to $750M Transocean Spill Insurance

BP Plc, which already has paid more than $28 billion for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, seeks to get a $750 million chunk of that back by convincing a Texas court that a missing comma may give the …

Transocean to Pay $1.4B for Role in BP Spill

Transocean Ltd has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. government charges arising from the massive 2010 BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The settlement includes $1 …

BP Told It Can’t Use Transocean Insurance for Gulf Spill

A federal judge rejected BP Plc’s bid to use insurance coverage from Transocean Ltd to cover costs stemming from last year’s record oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tuesday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans …

Transocean Executives Donating Safety Bonuses to Oil Spill Victims

Executives at the offshore drilling contractor at the center of last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill are donating bonuses they got for the company’s safety record last year. The decision came several days after Transocean Ltd. disclosed the bonuses …

Transocean Executives Get Safety Bonuses Despite Gulf Oil Spill Deaths

Transocean Ltd. gave its top executives bonuses for achieving the “best year in safety performance in our company’s history” — despite the explosion of its oil rig that killed 11 people and spilled 200 million gallons (757 million liters) of …