BP Spill In Gulf Of Mexico Leaked 3.19 Million Barrles Of Oil, Judge Determines

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge has determined that 3.19 million barrels of oil was discharged into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 as a result of a rig explosion at BP's Macondo well. This is less than government estimates of about 4.2 million, but more than the 2.4 million barrel figure BP had argued for. Thursday's finding by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier (BAHR'-bih-aye) sets the stage for next week's trial to determine BP's Clean Water Act penalties. The government has argued that the oil ...