BP's Perspective

BP believed that the effect of the oil spill on wildlife has since been neutralized (BP 2013).  The $22 million donated by BP funded wildlife projects and conservation programs that help to protect the species in the gulf (BP 2013).  Data taken by BP surveys in 2011 showed that effects on species were less than those initially anticipated. (BP 2013)  21 settlements against BP in the US court were made as a result of the spill (deepwater horizon 2013).  BP also set up a $20 billion fund to compensate the victims of the spill (wikipedia 2013).  Their fines totaled a record-breaking $4.525 billion from legal settlements, and the total amount of money paid in penalties has reached $90 billion (wikipedia 2013).

                                                    (Jones 2013)

Works Cited:

BP Global. (2011) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Projects. British Petroleum. (Date accessed: February 18, 2013) www.bp.com/

Jones, D. (2013) John Minge Takes Over as President of BP America. gCaptain. (Date accessed: February 18, 2013) gcaptain.com

Zeller, Tom. (2012) BP Oil Spill Settlement Announced, Robert Kaluza And Donald Vidrine Charged With Manslaughter. Huff Post. Huffington Post. (Date accessed: February 18, 2013) www.huffingtonpost.com/