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USPresidentBarackObamaonWednesdaysaidthatBPagreedtoa20-billion-dollarfundtocoverdamagesfromtheGulfofMexicooilspill.Afterameetingwiththecompany'sexecutives,Obamasaidthemoneywouldbeputinescrowandadministeredbyathirdparty.Healsomadeitclearthatthefunddidnotimplytherewasacaponthecompany'sliability.
"BP'sliabilitiesforthespillaresignificant,andtheyacknowledgethatfact.WewillcontinuetoholdBPandallotherresponsiblepartiesaccountable,andI'mabsolutelyconfidentBPwillbeabletomeetitsobligationstotheGulfCoastandtotheAmericanPeople."
WhilepublicangeroverBPpersists,Obamasaiditisimportantthattheoilcompanysurvives."BPisastrongandviablecompany,anditisinallourintereststhatitremainsso.Sowhatthisisaboutisaccountability.Attheendofthedaythat'swhateveryAmericanwantsandexpects."
The20-billion-dollarfigureisroughlyequaltoBP'saverageannualprofitsoverthepastfouryears.Alreadymillionsofgallonsofoilhavepouredintothegulf,fallinga120milesofftheUScoastline,imperilingamulti-billion-dollarfishingindustryanddestroyingwildlifeinitsway.EmergingfromtheWhiteHouseafterthemeetingswiththepresident,BPChairmanCarl-HenricSvanbergpromisedtolookafterpeopleaffectedbythespillandtorepairdamagetotheenvironment.
"WehaveagreedtodaywiththepresidentaframeworkthatshouldassuretheAmericanpeoplethatwemean,wemeanwhatwesay."
TheBPchairmanalsomadeanefforttoapologizetothepeopleofthegulf.
"Ihearcommentsometimesthatlargeoilcompaniesallaregreedycompaniesthatdon'tcare,butthatisnotthecaseinBP.Wecareaboutthesmallpeople."
TheoilspillwasunleashedApril20thwhentheBPDeepwaterHorizonrigexploded,killing11people.Governmentscientistsnowestimatethatasmuchas60,000barrelsperdaycontinuetogushintotheGulfofMexico.
DeepwaterHorizon
OnApril20,2010,theexploratoryoceandrillingrigDeepwaterHorizonexplodedandlatersankinthenorthernGulfofMexico.
Thewellitwasdrilling,Macondo252,waslocatedinmorethan5,000feetofwater—fardeeperthanmostunderwaterwells.Theleakwaslatercalculatedtobebetween53,000and62,000barrels(2.2and2.6milliongallons)perday,andoverthecourseof89daysitpouredanestimated4.9millionbarrels(morethan200milliongallons)intotheGulf,makingitthelargestoilspillinU.S.history.
Thevolumeofthespillandthedepthofthewellmadeitbothadauntingtechnicalchallengeandamassiveenvironmentalexperimentforwhichtherearefewifanysimilareventstodrawonforcomparison.
Soonafterthespillbegan,WHOIscientists,engineers,andtechnicianswerecalledupontoapplytheexpertisetheyhadgainedfromstudyingthemarineenvironment,deepocean,andseafloortotheGulfspill.Somealsoaddedtheirlonghistoryresearchingoilspillsandnaturalmethaneseepstohelppolicymakersandotherofficialsrespondinthemostappropriateandeffectivewaypossible.DozensofpersonnelparticipatedineffortstoprepareandsendequipmenttotheGulf,researchcruisestogatherurgentlyneededsamplesanddata, meetingsandhearingsconvenedbythePresidentandCongress,and thelengthyprocessofreviewingandanalyzinginformationthatcontinuestoday.
U.S.SettlesClaimsAgainstBPOverDeepwaterHorizonSpillFor$20Billion
FederalandstateclaimsagainstBPfortheApril2010DeepwaterHorizonoilspillhavebeenresolved,theJusticeDepartmentsays,withtheoilandgascompanyagreeingtopaymorethan$20billioninpenalties.
Callingit"ahistoricresolution,"U.S.AttorneyGeneralLorettaE.LynchsaidMondaythatthedealis"thelargestsettlementwithasingleentityinAmericanhistory,"witharecordenvironmentalpenalty. Thedealwasfirstannounced inJuly.
"TheDeepwaterHorizonaccidentkilled11workersandledtoamassiveoilspillintheGulfofMexico.Thissettlementmoneywillpayforadditionalclean-upandrestoringtheland,waterandwildlifeharmed,"NPR'sJeffBradyreports."Thefederalgovernmentissettlingforlessthanitmighthavecollectedincourt.But[Lynch]saysthisagreementensuresmoneywillgettoGulfCoastcommunitiesthatneeditsooner."
AccordingtoBP,thesettlementannouncedtoday"doesnotreflectanewsettlementoranynewmoney."Instead,thecompanysays,thefiguretoutedbyU.S.officialstodayincludesmoneythatwaspreviouslyspentorannounced.
DetailsoftheresolutionwereannouncedMondaybyAttorneyGeneralLynchatanewsconferencethatalsoincludedCommerceSecretaryPennyPritzker,SecretaryofAgricultureTomVilsack,andEPAAdministratorGinaMcCarthy.
We'veupdatedthisposttoreflectthedeal'sdetails.
Here'sabreakdownofthesettlement'smainfinancialterms:
▪$7.1billionfornaturalresourcesdamagesclaimsundertheOilPollutionAct
▪$5.5billionpenaltyforviolatingtheCleanWaterAct
▪$4.9billionpaymenttofiveGulfofMexicostates
▪$1billionpreviouslypaidforrestorationwork
▪Upto$1billiontolocalgovernments
Afterlistingthewideeffectsofthespill—suchasthe3milliongallonsofoilthatwasreleasedandthemorethan1,300milesofcoastlineintheGulfthatwasstained—Lynchsaidthepenalty"shouldinspireBPanditspeerstotakeeverymeasurenecessarytoensurethatnothinglikethiscaneverhappenagain."
Reactingtonewsofthedeal,NationalWildlifeFederationPresidentandCEOCollinO'Marasaidit"shinesgreaterlightontheDeepwaterHorizon'simpactsonwildlifeandtheirhabitats."HeaddedthatthepenaltiesshouldgotowardecologicalprojectsintheGulf.
BPagreestopaylargestpenaltyinUShistoryin$4.5bnGulfoilspilldeal
BPhasagreedtopaythelargestcriminalfineinUShistory–$4.5bn–toresolveallcriminalchargesarisingfromthefataloilrigexplosionand catastrophicoilspillintheGulfofMexico.
ThecompanysaidonThursdaythatithadagreedtopay$4bntotheUSgovernmentoverfiveyears,and$525mtotheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission.Thatmoneywillbepaidoverthreeyears.
Thecriminalsettlementdoesnotsettlealloftheclaimsagainst BP fortheApril2010blowoutoftheDeepwaterHorizon,andthesubsequentoilspill.
TheoilgiantisnotyetoffthehookforenvironmentaldamagetotheGulfofMexico,andcouldfacebillionsinrestorationcoststowaters,coastlineandmarinelife.
ButThursday'sdealdoeslimitBP'sexposuretofurthercriminalchargesandpenalties,andfreesthecompanytofocusonresolvingthoseothercivilclaims.
ThefineisthelargestcriminalpenaltyinUShistory,easilyoutstrippingthepreviousrecordof$1.2bnleviedbytheJusticeDepartmentagainstdruggiantPfizeroverfraudulentmarketingpractices.
Inadditiontothefines,theoilcompanyagreedtopleadguiltyto11felonycountsofmisconductorneglectofships'officers,arisingfromthedeathsaboardtheDeepwaterHorizonwhentherigexplodedandsank.
ItalsoagreedtosinglemisdemeanourcountsundertheCleanWaterActandtheMigratoryBirdActandonefelonycountofobstructionofCongress.
ThesettlementremainssubjecttoUSfederalcourtapproval.
"AllofusatBPdeeplyregretthetragiclossoflifecausedbytheDeepwaterHorizonaccidentaswellastheimpactofthespillontheGulfcoastregion,"BP'schiefexecutive,BobDudley,saidinastatement.
"Weapologiseforourroleintheaccident,andastoday'sresolutionwiththeUSgovernmentfurtherreflects,wehaveacceptedresponsibilityforouractions."
Thecompany'schairman,Carl-HenricSvanberg,saidBPbelievedthesettlementwasinthecompany'sbestinterests.
"WebelievethisresolutionisinthebestinterestofBPanditsshareholders,"hesaidinthestatement."Itremovestwosignificantlegalrisksandallowsustovigorouslydefendthecompanyagainsttheremainingcivilclaims."
InLondonthecompany'sshares,whichhadstoppedtradingbeforethenewsofthefinebroke,closeddownafractionofapennyat425.4p.Sofar,thecompanyhassetaside$38.1bntosettleclaimsandfinesrelatedtothedisaster.
TheJusticeDepartmentisexpectedtoissueastatementonthesettlementlateronThursday.ItwasexpectedthatanumberofBPexecutivesandmanagers,includingthoseworkingontherigthenightoftheexplosion,wouldbecharged.
Allbutoneofthe14criminalchargesannouncedonThursdayrelatetothenightoftheexplosionaboardtheDeepwaterHorizon,andarebasedonthenegligentmisinterpretationofthenegativepressuretestsperformedonthewell.
Anumberoftheinvestigationsintothedisasterhavehomedinonthefinalhoursbeforetherigexplosion,whenengineerstriedandabandoneddifferentplanstofinishoffthewell.
ThefinalcriminalcountarisesfromstatementsBPofficialsmadetoaclosedsessionofCongressabouthowmuchoilwasgushingfromitsstrickenwell.Thecompanyisaccusedofdeliberatelyunderestimatingtheflow-rate–whichexpertssaycompromisedeffortstocapthewell.
ItwasnotimmediatelyclearhowBP'spleawouldaffectitsoperationsintheGulf.TheoilcompanyremainsoneofthemajorplayersindeepwaterdrillingintheGulfofMexico.
BPsaiditwasnotawareofanygovernmentactionstosuspendorcurtailitsactivitiesintheGulf,asaresultofthesettlement.
ThesettlementcouldalsoclearthewayforthejusticedepartmenttocometoapleadealwithBP'spartnersonthedoomedwell:
Transocean,whichownedtherig,andHalliburton,whichcementedthewell.
DeepwaterHorizon:
BPaccusedofgrossnegligence
TheUSJusticeDepartmenthasaccusedBPo
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