BP Said Not to Be Holding Settlement Talks With U.S.
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No talks are under way with BP Plc on settling criminal or civil charges stemming from the company’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a U.S. Justice Department official.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the department’s continuing inquiry into the spill, commented after an Associated Press report cited Representative Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, as saying a possible settlement was under discussion.