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Monday, February 11, 2013

Despite Deepwater, Deep Pentagon Pockets for BP

Despite Deepwater, Deep Pentagon Pockets for BP

If you think BP Plc. is faring poorly after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and its subsequent suspension from government contracts, consider this: its Pentagon contracts had already doubled since the Deepwater Horizon disaster.According to Bloomberg, BP (NYSE: BP) won $1.04 billion in Pentagon contracts in fiscal year 2010 and $2.51 billion in fiscal year 2011. In November 2012, it was suspended from further government contracts.  Essentially, then the Pentagon felt the coming punishment and in the meantime, ensured a fast-tracking of BP contracts…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Despite-Deepwater-Deep-Pentagon-Pockets-for-BP.html

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