DoJ asks for court to approve BP settlement

Federal lawyers have asked a New Orleans judge to approve a more than $20 billion settlement agreement related to BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Offshore disaster: the settlement relates to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill which resulted in the death of 11 works and leaked an estimated 5 million barrels of oil
Offshore disaster: the settlement relates to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill which resulted in the death of 11 works and leaked an estimated 5 million barrels of oil
Published 23 March 2016, 02:38Updated 18 October 2016, 05:00
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