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US offers BP last-minute Gulf deal

Daily Express -- THE US Justice Department and Gulf Coast states are considering offering BP an eleventh-hour deal to settle civil claims concerning the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

A key trial relating to Deepwater Horizon is set to begin Monday before a federal judge in New Orleans. The civil claims are being brought by the federal and state governments.

The mooted deal, which has not been confirmed, is said to require the oil giant pay $16 billion to settle civil claims. Any settlement offer would cover potential fines owed by BP under the US Clean Water Act.

The company has always denied gross negligence. It has already agreed to pay more than $30 billion in fines, settlements and clean-up costs for the well blowout and resulting Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Submitted Feb 24, 2013 By: NOTSOGRN

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,609 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2013 5:53:45 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse too bad, didn't take it, now it's at least 3 months of taxpayer money waste.
RBob Champion Author Portland Posts:3,369 Points:2,346,900 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 6:14:21 PM Ignore RBob Report Abuse The deal should be the came as for anyone else found guilty of negligence, which is about 200% of face value. [Edited by: RBob at 2/24/2013 6:15:24 PM EST]
ktbaeohana Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,301 Points:421,775 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 4:50:38 PM Ignore ktbaeohana Report Abuse settlement has been done, just pay the people and business. stop trying to get more.
briinnc Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,705 Points:834,820 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 1:55:44 PM Ignore briinnc Report Abuse The government knows it's on shaky ground this time. They're just trying to suck more on top of the 30 billion.
TravellingRN Rookie Author Wyoming Posts:36 Points:400,350 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 12:08:53 PM Ignore TravellingRN Report Abuse Everything recovered. It is inevitable to explore for fossil fuel oil and not have a problem. Good grief, when exploratory drilling occurs in the gulf there is a risk of an oil spill. Bad on BP, Halliburton, Deepwater. We all recovered and so will the ocean. Oil is an organic compound and the oceans break down oil from ground seepage as a normal part of functioning. Lesson learned, settlements assessed; now lets allow those with experience learn from past mistakes and get some oil to be refined as we move towards energy independence.
EnviroChemist All-Star Author Oklahoma Posts:719 Points:208,885 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 11:30:23 AM Ignore EnviroChemist Report Abuse However, this turns out, I feel its due time for some closure for the families who lost loved ones
merlinCO Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,635 Points:340,420 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 10:45:06 AM Ignore merlinCO Report Abuse Does it ban them from drilling on or near US property?
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,859,605 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 10:13:15 AM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse BP people are down here cleaning the beaches every day
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,150 Points:1,297,245 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 10:00:06 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse Translation - their lawyers are better than our civil servant lawyers
sljbc475 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,215 Points:871,400 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 9:39:07 AM Ignore sljbc475 Report Abuse Time for BP to pay up.
YaBassa Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,425 Points:516,125 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 9:24:17 AM Ignore YaBassa Report Abuse Make BP pay
ddor All-Star Author Michigan Posts:970 Points:237,645 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 9:17:29 AM Ignore ddor Report Abuse Whatever
OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,150 Points:1,593,765 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 9:02:44 AM Ignore OldMan322 Report Abuse "doeslayersr" And not just the poeple who buy BP fuel
swepson Champion Author Greensboro Posts:5,463 Points:1,550,400 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:40:00 AM Ignore swepson Report Abuse Take it.
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,247 Points:493,010 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:21:53 AM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse Just the beginning
el_fr Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,332 Points:743,725 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:20:14 AM Ignore el_fr Report Abuse Take them to court
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,518 Points:387,695 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:18:40 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse BP will take the offered deal; I'm sure they want all the legal claim against them to finally end.
bell05 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,250 Points:1,875,635 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:12:44 AM Ignore bell05 Report Abuse I don't mean to sound cold. But these folks knew they signed up for a hazard job. Thats why they got paid the rate they rcv.
bell013 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:516 Points:100,150 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:02:22 AM Ignore bell013 Report Abuse I don't mean to sound cold. But these folks knew they signed up for a hazard job. Thats why they got paid the rate they rcv.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,111 Points:871,030 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:01:46 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Any "fines" or settlements paid will be passed on to you.... if you do not understand that, you are a special kind of stupid.
CityCouponer All-Star Author New Orleans Posts:928 Points:200,155 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:43:58 AM Ignore CityCouponer Report Abuse The 11 Rig Workers Who Died During The BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion: — Jason Anderson, 35, of Midfield, Texas. A father of two. His wife, Shelley, said Thanksgiving was his favorite holiday. Anderson began preparing a will in February 2010 and kept it in a spiral notebook. It sank with the rig. —Aaron Dale "Bubba" Burkeen, 37, of Philadelphia, Miss. His death at the Deepwater Horizon came on his wedding anniversary and four days before his birthday. He was married with two children. —Donald Clark, 49, of Newellton, La. He was one of six workers scheduled to leave the rig on April 21, the day after the blast. —Stephen Ray Curtis, 40, of Georgetown, La., Curtis was married and had two teenagers. —Gordon Jones, 28, of Baton Rouge, La. Jones arrived on the rig the day before the explosion. He died three days before his sixth wedding anniversary and 10 minutes after talking to his pregnant wife, Michelle Jones. Their son, Max, was born three weeks later. —Roy Wyatt Kemp, 27, Jonesville, La. Kemp was married. His daughter's birthday was 3 days before the explosion. Kemp was one of six workers scheduled to leave the rig on April 21. —Karl Kleppinger Jr., 38, of Natchez, Miss. Kleppinger was a veteran of the first Gulf War and the father of one child. —Keith Blair Manuel, 56, of Gonzales, La. Manuel had three daughters. He was a fan of LSU athletics and had football and basketball season tickets. —Dewey A. Revette, 48, of State Line, Miss. Revette had been married to his wife, Sherri, for 26 years when the rig exploded. He was one of six workers scheduled to leave the rig on April 21. —Shane M. Roshto, 22, of Liberty, Miss. His wife, Natalie, filed a lawsuit April 21, 2010, saying she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after her husband was killed in the explosion. He was one of six workers who were set to leave the rig on April 21. — Adam Weise, 24, Yorktown, Texas. Weise drove 10 hours to Louisiana every three weeks to work on the rig. A high school football star, he spent off- time hunting and fishing. He was one of six workers scheduled to leave the rig on April 21. No bodies were recovered.
mandoid Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:7,302 Points:1,526,220 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:36:16 AM Ignore mandoid Report Abuse not a bad idea rtw777.
swede Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,762 Points:1,675,025 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:32:43 AM Ignore swede Report Abuse I suspect that BP will take it if it will end the lawsuits over their disaster in the Gulf.
dylan126 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,425 Points:594,145 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:31:18 AM Ignore dylan126 Report Abuse Right
pscamp Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,270 Points:473,910 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:30:55 AM Ignore pscamp Report Abuse Really??
checkum Champion Author St. Louis Posts:7,591 Points:1,474,040 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:26:54 AM Ignore checkum Report Abuse payoffs and coverups
76chevy Champion Author Toledo Posts:3,992 Points:770,140 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:26:36 AM Ignore 76chevy Report Abuse How about if they really hurt them and ban their CEOs from receiving boneUSes for life?
rtw777 Champion Author Florida Posts:9,391 Points:1,841,020 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:24:39 AM Ignore rtw777 Report Abuse BP should stand their ground as they have made many payments already.
dudleydolittle Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,425 Points:590,320 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:22:09 AM Ignore dudleydolittle Report Abuse the will probably end up paying less than their offer.....
rodzilla123 Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,395 Points:1,033,390 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:21:36 AM Ignore rodzilla123 Report Abuse If this Justice Dept. wants to make a deal, then I think they do Not have the Evidence to win a Trial, and if their is one thing This Administration will not accept is a story that leaves EGG on their Face.
Goat2008 Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,145 Points:825,195 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:19:29 AM Ignore Goat2008 Report Abuse I do not trust petroleum companies or banks.
rbutterw Champion Author Raleigh Posts:1,175 Points:292,525 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:19:00 AM Ignore rbutterw Report Abuse Remember what Gummint extracts from BP will most likely not go to settle claims but line Obama's pockets.
74celica Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,425 Points:1,808,725 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:17:41 AM Ignore 74celica Report Abuse never trust the government
Pond10 All-Star Author Virginia Beach Posts:927 Points:859,055 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:17:19 AM Ignore Pond10 Report Abuse ok
oweno1 All-Star Author San Diego Posts:563 Points:112,390 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:16:18 AM Ignore oweno1 Report Abuse never enough to compensate for that damage
BigBearHug Champion Author Amarillo Posts:2,214 Points:487,055 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:16:04 AM Ignore BigBearHug Report Abuse what's the catch?
hallows Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,693 Points:2,803,645 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:15:08 AM Ignore hallows Report Abuse Good point, FocusST2!
ponyNJ All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:520 Points:891,425 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:14:04 AM Ignore ponyNJ Report Abuse As always, let us squeeze the guy with deep pockets.
ILVET Champion Author Illinois Posts:14,789 Points:2,924,640 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:13:47 AM Ignore ILVET Report Abuse Is it too much to ask why oil is dropping and gas is falling too?
Insuremn Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,947 Points:1,029,285 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:13:35 AM Ignore Insuremn Report Abuse Lawyers are the winners.
HelenT Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,949 Points:596,950 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:12:39 AM Ignore HelenT Report Abuse This is why gasoline is so high. This is just another Obummer Tax!
joko0 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,965 Points:564,640 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:11:41 AM Ignore joko0 Report Abuse Settle already!
Hunter724 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,116 Points:1,645,100 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:09:47 AM Ignore Hunter724 Report Abuse All about the Bottom Line........
cssco Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,321 Points:1,750,555 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:07:58 AM Ignore cssco Report Abuse Clearly, the company (BP) has alway denied gross negligence. Do you think?
Foxt Champion Author Minnesota Posts:5,255 Points:2,019,355 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:07:57 AM Ignore Foxt Report Abuse Nothing is ever said about cleaning up the oil they sunk with dispersants. It's out of sight and out of mind now but sure to surface when all is said and done.
farmboyTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,258 Points:448,355 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:07:32 AM Ignore farmboyTN Report Abuse Get the money from BP and move on.
csnvcas All-Star Author Illinois Posts:697 Points:166,940 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:07:23 AM Ignore csnvcas Report Abuse Interesting
Ziggy1962 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,741 Points:1,809,710 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:07:05 AM Ignore Ziggy1962 Report Abuse All about money!!!
SavingInNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,783 Points:1,092,490 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2013 7:05:21 AM Ignore SavingInNC Report Abuse This is why gasoline is so high people. This is just another @bama government TAX!!!
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