BP sues Halliburton over Gulf of Mexico oil spill

BRITISH oil giant BP is pushing US energy services firm Halliburton to pay for all the costs BP incurred in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in US history.
In a US federal court filing, BP said that it was seeking full repayment of damages from Halliburton, alleging it fraudulently put a defective cement seal on a deepwater well, causing a deadly explosion and pollution of the Gulf and neighbouring states.
BP filed suit yesterday with the US district court in New Orleans seeking damages from Halliburton including "the amount of costs and expenses incurred by BP to clean up and remediate the oil spill" and "all other costs and damages incurred by BP" related to the Deepwater Horizon rig blowout and resulting oil spill.
The latest court filing marked an expansion of the scope of BP's April 2010 lawsuit, in which the British company had sought reimbursement from Halliburton "for all or a part of the damages, costs and expenses".
BP has spent more than $US40 billion ($A39 billion) on the disaster and could still be liable for billions in fines, compensation and restoration costs.
A BP spokesman declined to comment on the case.


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