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BP faces maximum US$13.7b fine after spill-size decision
US judge rules that firm dumped 3.2m barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 - less than estimated by US govt
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Jan 18, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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BP plc faces a maximum fine of US$13.7 billion after a US judge ruled that the company dumped 3.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 - about a quarter less than the US had calculated.
The government's 4.2 million barrel estimate of the spill size was rejected by US District Judge Carl Barbier, decreasing the potential maximum fine from US$18 billion. BP estimated the flow at 2.45 million barrels. The maximum possible fine would still be the largest US pollution penalty.
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