Insurance news isn’t working in favor of BP

February 16, 2015February 14, 2015 Julie Campbell

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The oil giant has now lost its bid for the coverage of $750 million toward the Transocean spill. The Texas Supreme Court has now made a ruling that brings devastating insurance news to BP, which has learned that the Transocean Ltd. policies for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will not be providing the company with the $750 million that it had been seeking from them to cover the costs of the spill. The decision against BP directly conflicts with one that had been made last year by…

Oil insurance ruling for BP withdrawn by appeals court

September 6, 2013September 3, 2013 Julie Campbell

The petroleum giant now faces a tremendous setback as the decision was not made in its favor. A federal appeals court has now reversed an oil insurance ruling that had previously been made in favor of BP in a multimillion dollar dispute, which has now provided the petroleum giant with a massive setback, at least temporarily. BP will now be forced to have to look elsewhere in its attempts to defray some of its tremendous disaster expenses. The energy giant is still trying to deal with the ongoing and astronomical…

Insurance news for BP grants them access to payments for 2010 oil spill

March 4, 2013March 4, 2013 G. Turner

The company won a ruling in appeals court that will provide it with a payment of $750 million. BP has just won a ruling in an appeals court that is making insurance news, as it has provided it with Transocean Ltd. coverage payments worth $750 million in order to cover costs from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a previous decision that had been made on the case. The ruling that had previously denied access to the funds to BP…