‘BP lied about Gulf oil spill’

This video from the USA is called The BP Oil Spill – 3 Years Later.

From Reuters news agency:

BP lied about size of U.S. Gulf oil spill, lawyers tell trial

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:01 PM

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 30 – In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs’ lawyers said on Monday at the opening of the second phase of the company’s trial.

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The British oil company is fighting to hold down fines that could hit $18 billion at the trial, which will determine damages. BP‘s annualized earnings, based on last quarter, are running at about $17 billion.

“BP refused to spend any time or money preparing to stop a deepwater blowout at its source,” said Brian…