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Thursday, November 15, 2012  BP agrees to plead guilty and pay a record $4.5 billion over Gulf spill; 3 employees charged

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  There's more oil in the Texas Panhandle! Apache Petroleum is now drilling in Wheeler and while that's great news for the mineral rights owner, the "landowner" hasn't been too impressed with the way the operation is being carried out.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  If you see a few new oil wells popping up around the Texas Panhandle, don't be too surprised, it could be a growing trend. Pretty soon, you might even see a brand new oil rig right in our own backyard -- Boys Ranch.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  Lengthy court battle looms over oil spill disaster; BP, rig owner, others look to lay blame

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  The president said significant progress has been made since the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, but the work isn't done.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  Expert panel says signs of trouble missed, ignored prior to massive Gulf oil spill

Monday, November 08, 2010  Government panel lends support to BP's conclusions

Monday, November 08, 2010  Presidential commission to detail causes of Gulf spill, question companies involved

Thursday, October 28, 2010  Tests performed before the deadly blowout of BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico should have raised doubts about the cement used to seal the well, investigators with the president's oil spill commission said Thursday

Sunday, October 24, 2010  Environmental group's lawsuit seeks to revive federal moratorium on deepwater drilling

Friday, October 22, 2010  Gulf of Mexico deep water corals in BP oil spill zone appear healthy, studies ongoing

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Drilling moratorium imposed after BP spill lifted but uncertainties still face Gulf residents

Monday, October 04, 2010  Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  BP report blames itself, other companies' workers, series of failures for Gulf oil spill

Sunday, August 01, 2010  The investigators said the U.S. Coast Guard routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of the chemical per day to break up the oil in the Gulf, despite a federal directive to use the dispersant rarely.