Judge: BP, partner liable for civil penalties for oil spill
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
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GULF OF MEXICO — A federal judge has ruled that BP PLC and one of its minority partners in the blown-out Macondo well are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act for their roles in the nation’s worst offshore oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier also ruled that Deepwater Horizon rig owner [...] [...]
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