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| BP estimates spill costs at $6.1 billion |
| 2010-08-10 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] BP says responding to the Gulf spill has so far cost it $6.1 billion, adding that $3 billion more has been dedicated for compensation of losses endured by those affected by the disaster. BP estimates that the disaster will eventually cost a total of about 32.2 billion dollars. "The cost of the response to date amounts to approximately 6.1 billion dollars (4.6 billion euros)," the oil company said in an official statement on Monday, AFP reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 why shouldn't he charge the 20 billion. Hell they created a huge oil spill in the gulf. I hope it cost them a hell of alot more because they don't even know the long term effects of this yet. They had money too make a big deal with Lybia and how many billions if not trillions have they made over the years? Screw BP |
| Posted by: chris 2010-08-10 18:34 |
| #6 The same reason Kimmie-boy of North Korea (and most Dictators) insists that all Aid shipments be re-packaged so that it appears to be coming from Him and not the original contributors. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-08-10 08:46 |
| #5 If it only cost 6.1 billion, they why is Obama charging BP 20 billion because. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-08-10 08:40 |
| #4 If it only cost 6.1 billion, they why is Obama charging BP 20 billion, other than to help pay for our deficit he created? |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-08-10 03:12 |
| #3 Or 45 days worth of production from the gulf province. Exploration and workover has been shut down for about ninety days. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-08-10 00:28 |
| #2 Referring to the estimated total amount spilled, of course. If the spill caused 6.1 billion dollars worth of damages, that represents 15 days of US production. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-08-10 00:27 |
| #1 That's a single day's worth of production for the United States. Meanwhile, exploration has been basically shut down (as well as workover of existing wells) in a region that produces 1/3 of that production, day after day, for the past several months, and is likely to continue to be shut down for the forseeable future. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-08-10 00:19 |