BP - U.S. hiding evidence on size of Gulf oil spill

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) has accused the U.S. government of withholding evidence that may show the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than federal officials claimed, a key issue in determining the oil company's liability.

A reduction in the size of the spill would lower the maximum civil fine BP could be forced to pay under the U.S. Clean Water Act, a sum now estimated as high as $17.6 billion (11 billion pounds).

he government is one of many plaintiffs suing BP over the April 20, 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which killed 11 workers and triggered the largest U.S. offshore oil spill.

In a filing late on Thursday with the U.S. District Court in New Orleans, BP said more than 10,000 documents the government is refusing to turn over "appear to relate to flow rate issues" at the company's ruptured Macondo well.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/30/uk-bp-oilspill-idUKBRE82T0XN20120330

[Swede Atlanta]

1. Me thinks...........

The executives should be executed in full public view AND the company and all its assets should be assigned to the victims of the spill. The company ceases to exist and its employees look for new work.

Sorry to be so callous but in future employees need to think about who they are working for. If you work for a scumbag then you may suffer those consequences.

[happerbolic]

2. Biggest hearth throb for the day!

Thank you Swede - A

My Sentiments EXACTLY!

Quantity of Life with disregard for the quality (and in most respects the decency) of life around us is a Life not worth striving toward.

- Although, I'm sure NSA's alert board just now lit up for our little corner of the universe with our momentary outburst of disgust -

[Systematic Chaos]

3. Given that we're only talking about the survival of the planet here, I'm inclined to agree.

I hate the death penalty with a passion, but there just comes a time....

[Devil_Fish]

4. I love the responces, this sums up my feelings as well.

I have not bought gas at any BP partner since April 20th. (Kiss my ass Arco) If corporations are people, then when to we get to exicute one of them????