Government sues to recover costs from Macondo blowout, spill

摘要

The US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency jointly sued to recover damages from the April 20 Macondo well accident, which claimed 11 lives, and subsequent crude oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. DOJ and EPA filed a civil action in US District Court in New Orleans naming nine defendants, including the well's operator, BP Exploration & Production Inc; partner Anadarko Exploration & Production LP; offshore drilling contractor Transocean Holdings LLC; and insurers QBE Underwriting Ltd/Lloyd's Syndicate 1036. US Atty Gen. Eric Holder said the federal government also is seeking fines under the Clean Water Act, which prohibits unauthorized discharges of oil and similar substances into US waters.