Published on Thursday, September 04, 2014 by Common Dreams
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The 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was the result of BP’s “gross negligence” and “willful misconduct,” a federal judge has ruled.
The ruling on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier means the oil giant could be responsible for as much as $18 billion in penalties under the Clean Water Act.
Barbier stated that BP was 67% at fault for the disaster, Transocean was 30% at fault, and Halliburton was 3% at fault.
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