BP oil spill cost rises to over $3 bn
By DPA, IANSMonday, July 5, 2010
LONDON - The cost of clearing up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has exceeded $3 billion, oil giant BP said in London Monday.
The company said the cost had reached $3.12 billion since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform April 20.
The figure includes $147 million paid out in compensation to residents affected by the spill.
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