Oil Spill to Static Kill: The Saga Continues in the Gulf of Mexico
British Petroleum (NYSE:BP) has won approval from the U.S. government for the latest step to start pumping cement into its damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well and the company is currently in a disagreement over a regulatory filing that could indemnify or limit the liability of a company’s contract from penalties and liabilities other than for contamination resulting from operations controlled by the rig owner on or above the surface of the water.