BP, DOJ Reach $18.7 Billion Agreement On Civil Penalties For Gulf Oil Spill

摘要

British Petroleum (BP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have agreed that the company will pay $18.7 billion in civil penalties for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a settlement that, if approved by a federal court, would be the largest settlement with a single entity in U.S. history. BP and DOJ announced their "agreement in principle" July 2, with Attorney General Loretta Lynch saying it would "justly and comprehensively address outstanding federal and state claims, including Clean Water Act civil penalties and natural resource damages." She added that the company was working to resolve "significant economic claims with impacted state and local governments.