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US to bill BP $69mn for oil spill
[Iran Press TV Latest] The White House has slapped BP with a 69-million-dollar bill for the recovery operations relating to the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. "The Obama administration on Thursday sent a preliminary bill for 69.09 million dollars to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill," the government said in a statement on Thursday. The White House has also said that BP will ultimately be responsible for all costs associated with the worst oil spill in US history. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, enacted after the Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska, made oil giants liable for cleanup costs resulting from spills and is being used by the administration to hold BP's feet to the fire. Since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which left 11 people dead, more than 20 million gallons of oil has entered the sea. Forty-five days on oil still continues to gush into water at a rate of 12,000 and 25,000 barrels per day according to official figures. However, scientists say that at least 70,000 barrels of oil leaks into sea every day. Posted by: Fred 2010-06-04 |
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