BP pays record compensation for consequences of Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

Oct 6, 2015

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June 2, 2015 - Gulf Of Mexico, LA, United States of America - A wildlife biologist views the massive oil slick in the sargassum caused by the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill June 14, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Of Mexico United States of America - ZUMAp138
June 19, 2010 - Gulf Of Mexico, LA, United States of America - Dark clouds fill the sky as shrimp boats use a boom to gather crude oil during a controlled surface burn following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster as efforts to contain and clean the millions of gallons of crew continue June 19, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Of Mexico United States of America - ZUMAp138
Oiled beach, contaminated by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak. Baldwin County, Alabama, USA, June 2010. 1308677 GerritxxVyn
Oil creates a pattern in the water of the Gulf of Mexico, July 3, 2010 near the BP Deepwater Horizon accident site. BP continues its attempts to stem the flow of oil from its rig, which exploded and sank in the Gulf in April. NOP2010070302
Crude oil washes up on the beach of Grand Isle State Park in Louisiana June 9, 2010. Oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for over a month since a massive explosion on the BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon. NOP2010060912
Soaked in oil, browns await cleaning at a rescue center set up by the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, Louisiana, June 7, 2010. The birds, covered in crude from from the Deepwater Horizon accident, were cleaned and will be released. Oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for over a month since a massive explosion on the BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon. NOP2010060710
(100606) -- GULF SHORES, June 6, 2010 (Xinhua) -- Workers clean the oil washed ashore from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill at the beach of Gulf Shores, southern Alabama, the United States, June 6, 2010. More than half of the oil leaking each day in the Gulf of Mexico is now being captured and the British Petroleum (BP) will restore the gulf to its original state, BP s chief executive Tony Hayward said Sunday. (Xinhua Zhang Jun) (zw) (3)U.S.-GULF OF MEXICO-OIL SPILL
Crude oil and dead marsh grass float on the water in Pass a Loutre near Venice, Louisiana, May 30, 2010. Oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico from the sunken BP Deepwater Horizon rig, which was destroyed in a fatal explosion more than a month ago. NOP2010053007
A volunteer scoops up crude oil from the surface of the water in Pass a Loutre near Venice, Louisiana, May 30, 2010. Oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico from the sunken BP Deepwater Horizon rig, which was destroyed in a fatal explosion more than a month ago. NOP2010053003
Work boats pull booms to skim oil at the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico May 29, 2010. BP admitted that its top kill operation had failed to plug the well, and the company is proceeding with other efforts to stop the leak. NOP2010052903
A pool of oil collects in a cove on Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Crude oil from the sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig washed over the yellow boom intended to protect the beach from the massive spill. NOP2010052110
A pool of oil collects on the beach of Grand Isle, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Crude oil from the sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig has begun to wash up on the marshes and beaches of South Louisiana. NOP2010052109
Soaked in oil, a seabird lies dead in the surf on Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Oil began washing up on the beaches and marshes of Southern Louisiana after the explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig a month ago. NOP2010052108
A pool of oil collects on the beach of Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Crude oil from the sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig has begun to wash up on the marshes and beaches of South Louisiana. NOP2010052105
Oil collects in a cove on Elmer s Island, Louisiana. The oil washed over booms seen in the background designed to protect the beaches from crude oil gushing from the sunken BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Oil continues to leak from the ruptured well some 5000 feet from the surface. NOP2010052101
Soaked in oil, a seabird lies dead in the surf on Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Oil began washing up on the beaches and marshes of Southern Louisiana after the explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig a month ago. NOP2010052107
An aerial view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Mobile, Alabama, was taken from a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft on May 6, 2010. WAX2010051012
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana on April 21, 2010. 11 workers are missing after the oil rig exploded on April 20. WAX20100422714
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana on April 21, 2010. 11 workers are missing after the oil rig exploded on April 20. WAX20100422713
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana on April 21, 2010. 11 workers are missing after the oil rig exploded on April 20. WAX20100422712

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June 2, 2015 - Gulf Of Mexico, LA, United States of America - A wildlife biologist views the massive oil slick in the sargassum caused by the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill June 14, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Of Mexico United States of America - ZUMAp138

Oiled beach, contaminated by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak. Baldwin County, Alabama, USA, June 2010. 1308677 GerritxxVyn

Oil creates a pattern in the water of the Gulf of Mexico, July 3, 2010 near the BP Deepwater Horizon accident site. BP continues its attempts to stem the flow of oil from its rig, which exploded and sank in the Gulf in April. NOP2010070302

Crude oil washes up on the beach of Grand Isle State Park in Louisiana June 9, 2010. Oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for over a month since a massive explosion on the BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon. NOP2010060912

Crude oil and dead marsh grass float on the water in Pass a Loutre near Venice, Louisiana, May 30, 2010. Oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico from the sunken BP Deepwater Horizon rig, which was destroyed in a fatal explosion more than a month ago. NOP2010053007

A volunteer scoops up crude oil from the surface of the water in Pass a Loutre near Venice, Louisiana, May 30, 2010. Oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico from the sunken BP Deepwater Horizon rig, which was destroyed in a fatal explosion more than a month ago. NOP2010053003

Work boats pull booms to skim oil at the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico May 29, 2010. BP admitted that its top kill operation had failed to plug the well, and the company is proceeding with other efforts to stop the leak. NOP2010052903

A pool of oil collects in a cove on Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Crude oil from the sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig washed over the yellow boom intended to protect the beach from the massive spill. NOP2010052110

A pool of oil collects on the beach of Grand Isle, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Crude oil from the sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig has begun to wash up on the marshes and beaches of South Louisiana. NOP2010052109

Soaked in oil, a seabird lies dead in the surf on Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Oil began washing up on the beaches and marshes of Southern Louisiana after the explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig a month ago. NOP2010052108

A pool of oil collects on the beach of Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Crude oil from the sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig has begun to wash up on the marshes and beaches of South Louisiana. NOP2010052105

Oil collects in a cove on Elmer s Island, Louisiana. The oil washed over booms seen in the background designed to protect the beaches from crude oil gushing from the sunken BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Oil continues to leak from the ruptured well some 5000 feet from the surface. NOP2010052101

Soaked in oil, a seabird lies dead in the surf on Elmer s Island, Louisiana, May 21, 2010. Oil began washing up on the beaches and marshes of Southern Louisiana after the explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig a month ago. NOP2010052107

An aerial view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Mobile, Alabama, was taken from a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft on May 6, 2010. WAX2010051012

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana on April 21, 2010. 11 workers are missing after the oil rig exploded on April 20. WAX20100422714

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana on April 21, 2010. 11 workers are missing after the oil rig exploded on April 20. WAX20100422713

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana on April 21, 2010. 11 workers are missing after the oil rig exploded on April 20. WAX20100422712