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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