BP, Anadarko liable for U.S. spill damages

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Source: Reuters

BP, Anadarko liable for U.S. spill damages

By Jonathan Stempel

Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:11am EST

(Reuters) - BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp are liable for civil damages under federal pollution laws over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a U.S. judge ruled, exposing them to billions of dollars in potential fines.

Wednesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans allows the U.S. government to pursue civil penalties at a trial he is scheduled to oversee beginning on February 27.

BP spokesman Daren Beaudo said in a statement the oil company has paid out more than $8 billion in claims, and repeated its commitment to pay "all legitimate claims" and help economic and environmental restoration along the Gulf coast.

Anadarko did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/23/us-bp-oilspill-ruling-idUSTRE81L2C620120223

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1. Latest round of appeals for BP, Andarko in US spill case

Source: Reuters


Tuesday, August 11, 2024

In the latest development in this decades-long case, BP and Andarko say that since their nationalization by Saudi Arabia, US courts no longer have jurisdiction. Blah, blah, blah, blah, etc.