BP, found grossly negligent, in April 2010 oil spill

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BP has been found grossly negligent in connection with the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. This ruling categorizes BP's actions as willful misconduct, potentially exposing the company to civil penalties nearing $18 billion for environmental damage. The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig resulted in the death of 11 individuals and the release of millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, with the well being capped in July and sealed by September 2010. BP has previously agreed to pay $4 billion in criminal fines related to this incident.

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Energy giant BP’s willful misconduct and gross negligence led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge said in a ruling Thursday that exposes the company to billions of dollars in civil penalties..

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which BP leased and operated, exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, killing 11 men and spewing millions of barrels of oil into the ocean until the well was capped in July and finally sealed in September.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier could lead to nearly $18 billion in civil penalties for polluting the gulf. BP had already agreed to pay $4 billion in criminal fines.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-bp-reckless-gulf-oil-spill-20140904-story.html


Reckless misconduct. Hmmmmm.
 
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Astronuc said:
BP, found grossly negligent

Gee, there's a surprise. :smile:
 

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