Tom Bergin and Ayesha Rascoe REUTERS - 14 mins ago BP and partners trade blame for U.S.... LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down its own role in the world's worst offshore oil spill and pointed

LONDON/WASHINGTON — A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down its own role in the world's worst offshore oil spill and pointed the finger at what it said were failures by contractors. The 193-page internal report made public on

HOUSTON - Marathon Oil Corp. said Wednesday it expects peak production at an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico to be less than previously anticipated.The energy company's Droshky development, which began operating in July, consists of four wells about 3,000

| Single Page [-] Text [+] LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down its own role in the world's worst offshore oil spill and pointed the finger at what it said were failures by contractors. The

By Tom Bergin and Ayesha Rascoe LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down its own role in the world's worst offshore oil spill and pointed the finger at what it said were failures by contractors. The

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* BP says Transocean failed to spot leakage into well * BP defends well design, knocks Halliburton cementing * Halliburton: report contains "substantial omissions" * BP shares rise as well as Halliburton and Transocean * BP may not start well "kill"

SAN FRANCISCO -- Crude oil futures relinquished some gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's regional survey of the economy showed growth slowed over the summer. Oil for October delivery recently traded up 30 cents to $74.39 a barrel. Ahead of the

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