BP to pay $20bn over Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

BP has agreed to pay out more than $20bn in compensation for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Justice Department and five US states finalised the deal that will settle all civil claims against the British energy giant and ends five years of legal fighting over the nearly 134m-gallon spill.
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