BP agrees to record criminal penalties for U.S. oil spill

BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst U.S. offshore oil spill ever.

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Publication Date: 
20/11/2012
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
British Petroleum (BP), Oil Pollution, United States Of America (US), Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Petrochemical Industry, Environment, Water Pollution