BP Oil Spill trial cases in the U.S. Begins

BP Oil Spill trial cases in the U.S. Begins

                            

BP will begin civil proceedings on the case of an oil spill at Deepwater Horizon refinery in 2010, which became the worst environmental disaster in the U.S..

British oil company will face U.S. states affected by the spill Oil and Ministry of Justice. BP could face fines in the history of civil justice.

The trial will be held in New Orleans. The case began after BP agreed to pay 4.5 billion U.S. dollars or the moisture content of Rp 43 trillion, to settle criminal charges over oil spill case, last November.

In the trial will determine the cause of the oil spill and responsibilities of the parties involved, including BP, Halliburton contractors, rig operator Transocean, and Cameron, which makes tools for prevention to stop the oil leak.

strong Negligence

without a jury trial will be conducted in two phases. First, on Monday (25/2), will focus on two causes of the explosion on 20 April 2010, which resulted in 11 people dead and shed about 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 84 days.

" BP can hire smiling faces can be seen in their ads, but the trial is important, "said Garret Graves, chairman of the Authority Coastal Protection and Restoration Louisiana state, told the BBC.

" ; first time, they will begin to tell the truth, "he said. "Second, just say that the BP was not going well. BP Money can not buy a resivionis history. "

Federal District Court Judge Carl Barbier will decide whether the steps taken by BP in the oil drilling small negligence or omission of the real, which affects the amount of fines to be paid the company.

BP chief executive Bob Dudley sure if the company does not do a real mistake.

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