With two-thirds of claims for 'Deepwater Horizon' damages deemed unjustified, and $11 bn paid out, BP declares an end to the compensation bonanza

摘要

"The biggest accidental oil spill the world has ever seen began with the explosion, in 2010, of the Deepwater Horizon [oil rig] in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of businesses suffered along an oily arc from Texas to Florida. BP, the company at fault, started paying them compensation right away.