BP agrees to pay $4.5b fine over Gulf oil spill
By Chantal Valery in Washington | China Daily | Updated: 2012-11-17 08:08
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This file photo shows an image of fire-boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP-operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. US Coast Guard Via Agence France-Presse |
BP agreed on Thursday to pay a record $4.5 billion in US fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and pleaded guilty to 14 counts including felony manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers.
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