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The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill which followed the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which claimed 11 lives, is the largest accidental marine oil spill in US history.

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Mathias Agbo Jnr says given the diverse development standards and environmental needs of African nations, their leaders require help to move beyond climate ‘jamborees’ and ensure foreign polluters clean up their act

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Oil giant BP is to fight attempts to fine it up to US$18 billion over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, at a new trial in New Orleans.

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BP has begun appraisal drilling in its highly touted Tiber oil prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said on Thursday, more than three years after its massive Macondo blowout and crude spill set back drilling in the basin.