BP Agrees To Fork Over Nearly $19B For Role In Gulf Oil Spill

BP Agrees To Fork Over Nearly $19B For Role In Gulf Oil Spill

By Debbie Elliott

The oil giant BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with Gulf states and the federal government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — the worst in U.S. history.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/2015/07/02/419451521/bp-agrees-to-fork-over-nearly-19b-for-role-in-gulf-oil-spill?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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