BP shares hit after US legal move

Thu Dec 16, 2010

 BBC News

BP shares have fallen after the US said it was suing the oil giant for alleged violations of federal safety laws over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The lawsuit asks BP and and eight other firms be held liable without limitation for all clean-up and damage costs.

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in April killed 11 workers and spilled millions of barrels of oil over several months.

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