BP Could Save $3B in Fines By Challenging Government Oil Spill Estimates

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on December 8, 2010

British oil company BP is challenging the government estimate of how much oil spilled into the Gulf. The government calculated that 206 million gallons spilled, but BP says the real amount was just half that which would save BP $3 billion in fines.

Matt Gutman from ABC News takes us down to the ocean floor in a submarine ride designed to see what is happening there.

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