BP, Louisiana Agree to Resolve Deepwater Horizon Disputes With $350 Million Payment
BP and the state of Louisiana have reached a settlement under which the company will make a one-time accelerated payment of about $350 million to resolve the remaining coastal-area claims from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, Reuters reported on October 23.
In April 2010, the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and blew out in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and releasing a massive amount of crude oil into the sea in the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history. Louisiana's coastline was among the areas hit hardest.
BP has since entered a series of settlements and payment arrangements with the federal government and Gulf Coast states. The Louisiana agreement addresses the coastal claims that remained outstanding between the two sides.
Source: GSM·America
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Photo: 图：2010年“深水地平线”钻井平台火灾。图片来源：US Coast Guard，公有领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: the Deepwater Horizon rig fire in 2010. Source: US Coast Guard, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
