BP costs hit $2bn, as Democrat accuses company of misleading Congress

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Oil industry prepares to go to court to try and overturn drilling moratorium

BP today announced that the cost of its response to the Gulf oil spill has reached $2bn, with $105m in compensation having now been paid out to 32,000 claimants. The latest update came just days after...

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