BP CLAIMS WITH TRANSOCEAN AND HALLIBURTON SETTLED

摘要

Part of the massive litigation spawned by the Deepwater Horizon disaster cleared May 20 when BP, rig owner Transocean Ltd. and oil services company Halliburton signed off on a settlement to pay off spill victims and satisfy each company's claims against the others. The settlement is subject to approval in federal court, where BP still faces a potential $13.7 billion in Clean Water Act penalties. Transocean, which operated the Deepwater Horizon rig, said it will pay about $212 million into one fund to pay plaintiffs, such as businesses and local governments that sought punitive damages from the spill, along with attorneys' fees as determine by the court.