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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

BP to pay record $20.8 bln over Gulf of Mexico oil spill: US

BP to pay record $20.8 bln over Gulf of Mexico oil spill: US
Chicago (AFP) Oct 5, 2015 - British energy giant BP will pay a record $20.8 billion to settle government claims for damages stemming from the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday. An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 men off the coast of Louisiana and unleashed 134 million gallons of oil into Gulf waters. It took 87 days to cap BP's runaway well - some ... morehttp://www.oilgasdaily.com/reports/BP_to_pay_record_208_bln_over_Gulf_of_Mexico_oil_spill_US_999.html

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