BP asks Halliburton to pay full costs of '10 Gulf spill
1/3/2012 12:00:00 AM
By ROBERT DANIEL
BP is asking Halliburton to pay all costs tied to the cleanup of the disastrous spring 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, media reports say.
Citing a court filing, Reuters reported that BP is demanding expenses plus lost profits from Halliburton, the Houston oil-services firm.
BP previously estimated the cleanup expense at $42 billion, Reuters reported. Halliburton cemented the well that failed and prompted the US' largest oil spill, the news service said.
The explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 people.
BP declined immediate comment on the report, while Halliburton couldn't be reached for comment.
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