BP says it should be exempt from fines over collected oil spill

The US Department of Justice has backed BP's claim that it should be exempt from penalties regarding the oil it recovered from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, the company said Tuesday in a statement ahead of its trial.

The US Department of Justice has backed BP's claim that it should be exempt from penalties regarding the oil it recovered from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, the company said Tuesday in a statement ahead of its trial.

The oil giant faces court next Monday for its role in the explosion of its Gulf of Mexico well which killed 11 men.

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