LONDON (AFP) - BP is committed to cooperate with the United States after the Government filed a lawsuit against the damage caused by spills of oil this year in the Gulf of the Mexico energy giant Wednesday.
"BP will meet Government." ' s allegations in a time and will continue to collaborate with Government and inquiries, investigations "said the company in a statement.
BP, one of the nine companies named in the complaint filed by the Department of justice with a Federal Court in New Orleans, pointed out that he had already made considerable efforts to clean up the devastating spill.
"Only between the parties, BP has strengthened to pay for cleaning oil, putting aside 20 billion to pay all legitimate claims,"he said in the statement.""
"We took these measures before any legal decision responsibility and will continue to fulfill our commitments in the Gulf, as the legal process unfolds.
He further observed that the filing of the combination was only "a statement of the allegations made by the Government.
Deposit "does not in any way any finding of responsibility or any judicial decision that the allegations have merit," said the company.
BP, third largest oil company in the world has been selling off assets around the world to raise $ 30 billion to cover costs of pollution and compensation of the spill. He considered his exposure to nearly $ 40 billion.
Attorney General Eric Holder said that the complaint alleged that "security and operational regulatory violations" caused the explosion of 20 April on the horizon of depth, rig that has sent nearly five million barrels of oil buildup in the Gulf.
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