NEWSBLOG: How Is BP Helping Fishermen?

BP, THE SPILL, AND THE LOCAL FISHERMEN
Nathan King, Venice, Louisiana
As efforts continue to stop the leaks, British Petroleum, responsible for stopping the 5,000 or more barrels of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, has said that it will pay all the clean-up costs and pay all legitimate claims against the company. Many law suits have been launched and the company says it has already spent hundreds of million of US dollars since the spill began in April. But the greatest cost to BP could be its image. With that in mind BP has dispatched a team of people to Louisiana to try and help local people as best they can.

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