Analysts Suggest That BP’s Liability Estimate May Be Too Low

摘要

Some analysts are expressing concerns that the $32.2 billion that BP has set aside to cover costs associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster will not be enough. They suggest that the company’s liabilities could turn out to be substantially higher. At issue is BP’s belief that US investigators will conclude that the fatal blowout and oil spill at the company’s Macondo well was an accident, rather than the result of gross negligence on its part.