The court in the United States approved a record fine for the BP accident in the Gulf of Mexico – Interfax

Companies will have to pay $ 20.8 billion for environmental pollution – spilling 473 million gallons of oil

Moscow. 5th of April. INTERFAX.RU – A court in New Orleans on Monday night finally approved the deal between the US authorities and the British oil company BP’s, under which the group will pay $ 20.8 billion in damages for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, writes <-! / noindex -.> The Guardian

The US Department of Justice noted that it is the largest payments related to the fight against pollution in American history, as well as record compensation paid by one organization. The Ministry of Justice expressed his satisfaction with the decision of the court.

BP Fine settle civil claims by the US federal government ($ 5.5 billion), five states and the various local authorities in connection with the accident in 2010 at the Deepwater Horizon platform in Mexico Bay. The Company is obliged to pay the full amount within 16 years

New Orleans court decision was not a surprise for the markets:. Of the amount of the settlement was already known because of her BP recorded a record loss of $ 6.5 billion by the end of 2015 and announced in February to reduce the 7 th. workplaces. In this regard, the company’s ADR almost no reaction to the news.

The accident at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Macondo well, located in the sea 210 kilometers southeast of New Orleans took place on 20 April 2010. It has led to the deaths of 11 people and one of the largest in the history of the industry of oil spills. As a result of the ensuing fire platform sank, and from the well for 85 days in the ocean flowed oil. In the waters of the Gulf hit 473 million liters of oil.

In total, BP estimated its costs in connection with the accident in more than $ 53 billion.